diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
index 2624b5d08336..f2c6d9d3bb28 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
@@ -790,7 +790,10 @@ static void __dma_rx_do_complete(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 	dmaengine_tx_status(dma->rxchan, dma->rx_cookie, &state);
 
 	count = dma->rx_size - state.residue;
-
+	if (count < dma->rx_size)
+		dmaengine_terminate_async(dma->rxchan);
+	if (!count)
+		goto unlock;
 	ret = tty_insert_flip_string(tty_port, dma->rx_buf, count);
 
 	p->port.icount.rx += ret;
@@ -852,7 +855,6 @@ static void omap_8250_rx_dma_flush(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->rx_dma_lock, flags);
 
 	__dma_rx_do_complete(p);
-	dmaengine_terminate_all(dma->rxchan);
 }
 
 static int omap_8250_rx_dma(struct uart_8250_port *p)