diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index d64ca77d9cfa..09475695effd 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -2632,6 +2632,46 @@ static unsigned int serial8250_get_baud_rate(struct uart_port *port,
 				  (port->uartclk + tolerance) / 16);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Note in order to avoid the tty port mutex deadlock don't use the next method
+ * within the uart port callbacks. Primarily it's supposed to be utilized to
+ * handle a sudden reference clock rate change.
+ */
+void serial8250_update_uartclk(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int uartclk)
+{
+	struct uart_8250_port *up = up_to_u8250p(port);
+	unsigned int baud, quot, frac = 0;
+	struct ktermios *termios;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	mutex_lock(&port->state->port.mutex);
+
+	if (port->uartclk == uartclk)
+		goto out_lock;
+
+	port->uartclk = uartclk;
+	termios = &port->state->port.tty->termios;
+
+	baud = serial8250_get_baud_rate(port, termios, NULL);
+	quot = serial8250_get_divisor(port, baud, &frac);
+
+	serial8250_rpm_get(up);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
+
+	uart_update_timeout(port, termios->c_cflag, baud);
+
+	serial8250_set_divisor(port, baud, quot, frac);
+	serial_port_out(port, UART_LCR, up->lcr);
+	serial8250_out_MCR(up, UART_MCR_DTR | UART_MCR_RTS);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
+	serial8250_rpm_put(up);
+
+out_lock:
+	mutex_unlock(&port->state->port.mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(serial8250_update_uartclk);
+
 void
 serial8250_do_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 			  struct ktermios *old)
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_8250.h b/include/linux/serial_8250.h
index 6545f8cfc8fa..2b70f736b091 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_8250.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_8250.h
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ extern int early_serial_setup(struct uart_port *port);
 
 extern int early_serial8250_setup(struct earlycon_device *device,
 					 const char *options);
+extern void serial8250_update_uartclk(struct uart_port *port,
+				      unsigned int uartclk);
 extern void serial8250_do_set_termios(struct uart_port *port,
 		struct ktermios *termios, struct ktermios *old);
 extern void serial8250_do_set_ldisc(struct uart_port *port,