diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
index c06631ced414..79418d4beb48 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #define UART_ERRATA_CLOCK_DISABLE	(1 << 3)
 #define	UART_HAS_EFR2			BIT(4)
 #define UART_HAS_RHR_IT_DIS		BIT(5)
+#define UART_RX_TIMEOUT_QUIRK		BIT(6)
 
 #define OMAP_UART_FCR_RX_TRIG		6
 #define OMAP_UART_FCR_TX_TRIG		4
@@ -104,6 +105,9 @@
 #define UART_OMAP_EFR2			0x23
 #define UART_OMAP_EFR2_TIMEOUT_BEHAVE	BIT(6)
 
+/* RX FIFO occupancy indicator */
+#define UART_OMAP_RX_LVL		0x64
+
 struct omap8250_priv {
 	int line;
 	u8 habit;
@@ -611,6 +615,7 @@ static int omap_8250_dma_handle_irq(struct uart_port *port);
 static irqreturn_t omap8250_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = dev_id;
+	struct omap8250_priv *priv = port->private_data;
 	struct uart_8250_port *up = up_to_u8250p(port);
 	unsigned int iir;
 	int ret;
@@ -625,6 +630,18 @@ static irqreturn_t omap8250_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	serial8250_rpm_get(up);
 	iir = serial_port_in(port, UART_IIR);
 	ret = serial8250_handle_irq(port, iir);
+
+	/*
+	 * On K3 SoCs, it is observed that RX TIMEOUT is signalled after
+	 * FIFO has been drained, in which case a dummy read of RX FIFO
+	 * is required to clear RX TIMEOUT condition.
+	 */
+	if (priv->habit & UART_RX_TIMEOUT_QUIRK &&
+	    (iir & UART_IIR_RX_TIMEOUT) == UART_IIR_RX_TIMEOUT &&
+	    serial_port_in(port, UART_OMAP_RX_LVL) == 0) {
+		serial_port_in(port, UART_RX);
+	}
+
 	serial8250_rpm_put(up);
 
 	return IRQ_RETVAL(ret);
@@ -1218,7 +1235,8 @@ static struct omap8250_dma_params am33xx_dma = {
 
 static struct omap8250_platdata am654_platdata = {
 	.dma_params	= &am654_dma,
-	.habit		= UART_HAS_EFR2 | UART_HAS_RHR_IT_DIS,
+	.habit		= UART_HAS_EFR2 | UART_HAS_RHR_IT_DIS |
+			  UART_RX_TIMEOUT_QUIRK,
 };
 
 static struct omap8250_platdata am33xx_platdata = {