diff --git a/drivers/serial/bfin_5xx.c b/drivers/serial/bfin_5xx.c
index c8ca3b43487d..a454e427c949 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/bfin_5xx.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/bfin_5xx.c
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ static void bfin_serial_tx_chars(struct bfin_serial_port *uart)
 		UART_PUT_CHAR(uart, xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
 		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
 		uart->port.icount.tx++;
-		SSYNC();
 	}
 
 	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)