diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/icom.c b/drivers/tty/serial/icom.c
index d98e43348970..67423805e6d9 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/icom.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/icom.c
@@ -455,11 +455,11 @@ static void load_code(struct icom_port *icom_port)
 	for (index = 0; index < fw->size; index++)
 		new_page[index] = fw->data[index];
 
-	release_firmware(fw);
-
 	writeb((char) ((fw->size + 16)/16), &icom_port->dram->mac_length);
 	writel(temp_pci, &icom_port->dram->mac_load_addr);
 
+	release_firmware(fw);
+
 	/*Setting the syncReg to 0x80 causes adapter to start downloading
 	   the personality code into adapter instruction RAM.
 	   Once code is loaded, it will begin executing and, based on
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/pch_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/pch_uart.c
index 9cbd3acaf37f..8fa1134e0051 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/pch_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/pch_uart.c
@@ -1508,10 +1508,14 @@ static int pch_uart_verify_port(struct uart_port *port,
 			__func__);
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 #endif
-		dev_info(priv->port.dev, "PCH UART : Use DMA Mode\n");
-		if (!priv->use_dma)
+		if (!priv->use_dma) {
 			pch_request_dma(port);
-		priv->use_dma = 1;
+			if (priv->chan_rx)
+				priv->use_dma = 1;
+		}
+		dev_info(priv->port.dev, "PCH UART: %s\n",
+				priv->use_dma ?
+				"Use DMA Mode" : "No DMA");
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c
index c1af04d46682..9cd706df3b33 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c
@@ -1209,7 +1209,6 @@ static int s3c24xx_serial_init_port(struct s3c24xx_uart_port *ourport,
 
 	/* reset the fifos (and setup the uart) */
 	s3c24xx_serial_resetport(port, cfg);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(ourport->clk);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1287,6 +1286,13 @@ static int s3c24xx_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	uart_add_one_port(&s3c24xx_uart_drv, &ourport->port);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, &ourport->port);
 
+	/*
+	 * Deactivate the clock enabled in s3c24xx_serial_init_port here,
+	 * so that a potential re-enablement through the pm-callback overlaps
+	 * and keeps the clock enabled in this case.
+	 */
+	clk_disable_unprepare(ourport->clk);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SAMSUNG_CLOCK
 	ret = device_create_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_clock_source);
 	if (ret < 0)