diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
index b3abc29aa927..bb1a98c97adf 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
@@ -349,6 +349,13 @@ static inline void serial8250_do_prepare_rx_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 	if (dma->prepare_rx_dma)
 		dma->prepare_rx_dma(p);
 }
+
+static inline bool serial8250_tx_dma_running(struct uart_8250_port *p)
+{
+	struct uart_8250_dma *dma = p->dma;
+
+	return dma && dma->tx_running;
+}
 #else
 static inline int serial8250_tx_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 {
@@ -364,6 +371,11 @@ static inline int serial8250_request_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 	return -1;
 }
 static inline void serial8250_release_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p) { }
+
+static inline bool serial8250_tx_dma_running(struct uart_8250_port *p)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 #endif
 
 static inline int ns16550a_goto_highspeed(struct uart_8250_port *up)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index 5939f510cb0c..bfdd9ecc2baf 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -1988,19 +1988,25 @@ static int serial8250_tx_threshold_handle_irq(struct uart_port *port)
 static unsigned int serial8250_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct uart_8250_port *up = up_to_u8250p(port);
+	unsigned int result = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int lsr;
 
 	serial8250_rpm_get(up);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
-	lsr = serial_port_in(port, UART_LSR);
-	up->lsr_saved_flags |= lsr & LSR_SAVE_FLAGS;
+	if (!serial8250_tx_dma_running(up)) {
+		lsr = serial_port_in(port, UART_LSR);
+		up->lsr_saved_flags |= lsr & LSR_SAVE_FLAGS;
+
+		if ((lsr & BOTH_EMPTY) == BOTH_EMPTY)
+			result = TIOCSER_TEMT;
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 
 	serial8250_rpm_put(up);
 
-	return (lsr & BOTH_EMPTY) == BOTH_EMPTY ? TIOCSER_TEMT : 0;
+	return result;
 }
 
 unsigned int serial8250_do_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)