diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
index a8a538b34b53..16720c97a4dd 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
@@ -313,8 +313,9 @@ static void pl011_write(unsigned int val, const struct uart_amba_port *uap,
  */
 static int pl011_fifo_to_tty(struct uart_amba_port *uap)
 {
-	u16 status;
 	unsigned int ch, flag, fifotaken;
+	int sysrq;
+	u16 status;
 
 	for (fifotaken = 0; fifotaken != 256; fifotaken++) {
 		status = pl011_read(uap, REG_FR);
@@ -349,10 +350,12 @@ static int pl011_fifo_to_tty(struct uart_amba_port *uap)
 				flag = TTY_FRAME;
 		}
 
-		if (uart_handle_sysrq_char(&uap->port, ch & 255))
-			continue;
+		spin_unlock(&uap->port.lock);
+		sysrq = uart_handle_sysrq_char(&uap->port, ch & 255);
+		spin_lock(&uap->port.lock);
 
-		uart_insert_char(&uap->port, ch, UART011_DR_OE, ch, flag);
+		if (!sysrq)
+			uart_insert_char(&uap->port, ch, UART011_DR_OE, ch, flag);
 	}
 
 	return fifotaken;