diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
index 8de8bac9c6c7..b3bbee6b6702 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
@@ -653,11 +653,14 @@ static void tegra_uart_handle_rx_pio(struct tegra_uart_port *tup,
 		ch = (unsigned char) tegra_uart_read(tup, UART_RX);
 		tup->uport.icount.rx++;
 
-		if (!uart_handle_sysrq_char(&tup->uport, ch) && tty)
-			tty_insert_flip_char(tty, ch, flag);
+		if (uart_handle_sysrq_char(&tup->uport, ch))
+			continue;
 
 		if (tup->uport.ignore_status_mask & UART_LSR_DR)
 			continue;
+
+		if (tty)
+			tty_insert_flip_char(tty, ch, flag);
 	} while (1);
 }