diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
index 317bbc1dd2b4..12ddca608eba 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
@@ -518,9 +518,16 @@ static int lpuart_dma_tx_request(struct uart_port *port)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool lpuart_is_32(struct lpuart_port *sport)
+{
+	return sport->port.iotype == UPIO_MEM32 ||
+	       sport->port.iotype ==  UPIO_MEM32BE;
+}
+
 static void lpuart_flush_buffer(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct lpuart_port *sport = container_of(port, struct lpuart_port, port);
+	u32 val;
 
 	if (sport->lpuart_dma_tx_use) {
 		if (sport->dma_tx_in_progress) {
@@ -530,6 +537,16 @@ static void lpuart_flush_buffer(struct uart_port *port)
 		}
 		dmaengine_terminate_all(sport->dma_tx_chan);
 	}
+
+	if (lpuart_is_32(sport)) {
+		val = lpuart32_read(&sport->port, UARTFIFO);
+		val |= UARTFIFO_TXFLUSH | UARTFIFO_RXFLUSH;
+		lpuart32_write(&sport->port, val, UARTFIFO);
+	} else {
+		val = readb(sport->port.membase + UARTPFIFO);
+		val |= UARTCFIFO_TXFLUSH | UARTCFIFO_RXFLUSH;
+		writeb(val, sport->port.membase + UARTCFIFO);
+	}
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_CONSOLE_POLL)
@@ -754,12 +771,6 @@ static unsigned int lpuart32_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static bool lpuart_is_32(struct lpuart_port *sport)
-{
-	return sport->port.iotype == UPIO_MEM32 ||
-	       sport->port.iotype ==  UPIO_MEM32BE;
-}
-
 static irqreturn_t lpuart_txint(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct lpuart_port *sport = dev_id;