diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index c8cfa0637128..88250395b0ce 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -911,6 +911,14 @@ static void dma_rx_callback(void *data)
 
 	status = dmaengine_tx_status(chan, (dma_cookie_t)0, &state);
 	count = RX_BUF_SIZE - state.residue;
+
+	if (readl(sport->port.membase + USR2) & USR2_IDLE) {
+		/* In condition [3] the SDMA counted up too early */
+		count--;
+
+		writel(USR2_IDLE, sport->port.membase + USR2);
+	}
+
 	dev_dbg(sport->port.dev, "We get %d bytes.\n", count);
 
 	if (count) {