diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btnxpuart.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btnxpuart.c
index 569f5b7d6e46f..1230045d78a5f 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btnxpuart.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btnxpuart.c
@@ -1381,6 +1381,7 @@ static void btnxpuart_tx_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	while ((skb = nxp_dequeue(nxpdev))) {
 		len = serdev_device_write_buf(serdev, skb->data, skb->len);
+		serdev_device_wait_until_sent(serdev, 0);
 		hdev->stat.byte_tx += len;
 
 		skb_pull(skb, len);