diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
index 3c05c5ecdfbf..ccc2f35adff1 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
@@ -334,6 +334,10 @@ static unsigned int check_modem_status(struct uart_omap_port *up)
 static void serial_omap_rlsi(struct uart_omap_port *up, unsigned int lsr)
 {
 	unsigned int flag;
+	unsigned char ch = 0;
+
+	if (likely(lsr & UART_LSR_DR))
+		ch = serial_in(up, UART_RX);
 
 	up->port.icount.rx++;
 	flag = TTY_NORMAL;