diff --git a/drivers/tty/moxa.c b/drivers/tty/moxa.c
index 4a26323a926f..8a8d0440bab0 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/moxa.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/moxa.c
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ static void moxa_start(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	if (ch == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	if (!(ch->statusflags & TXSTOPPED))
+	if (!test_bit(TXSTOPPED, &ch->statusflags))
 		return;
 
 	MoxaPortTxEnable(ch);