diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/f81232.c b/drivers/usb/serial/f81232.c
index dee6f2caf9b5..840694bf57c1 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/f81232.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/f81232.c
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(usb, id_table);
 #define FIFO_CONTROL_REGISTER		(0x02 + SERIAL_BASE_ADDRESS)
 #define LINE_CONTROL_REGISTER		(0x03 + SERIAL_BASE_ADDRESS)
 #define MODEM_CONTROL_REGISTER		(0x04 + SERIAL_BASE_ADDRESS)
+#define LINE_STATUS_REGISTER		(0x05 + SERIAL_BASE_ADDRESS)
 #define MODEM_STATUS_REGISTER		(0x06 + SERIAL_BASE_ADDRESS)
 
 struct f81232_private {
 	struct mutex lock;
 	u8 modem_control;
 	u8 modem_status;
+	struct work_struct lsr_work;
 	struct work_struct interrupt_work;
 	struct usb_serial_port *port;
 };
@@ -282,6 +284,7 @@ exit:
 static void f81232_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
+	struct f81232_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	char tty_flag;
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -315,6 +318,7 @@ static void f81232_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)
 
 			if (lsr & UART_LSR_OE) {
 				port->icount.overrun++;
+				schedule_work(&priv->lsr_work);
 				tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, 0,
 						TTY_OVERRUN);
 			}
@@ -562,6 +566,7 @@ static void f81232_close(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 	usb_serial_generic_close(port);
 	usb_kill_urb(port->interrupt_in_urb);
 	flush_work(&port_priv->interrupt_work);
+	flush_work(&port_priv->lsr_work);
 }
 
 static void f81232_dtr_rts(struct usb_serial_port *port, int on)
@@ -606,6 +611,21 @@ static void  f81232_interrupt_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	f81232_read_msr(priv->port);
 }
 
+static void f81232_lsr_worker(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct f81232_private *priv;
+	struct usb_serial_port *port;
+	int status;
+	u8 tmp;
+
+	priv = container_of(work, struct f81232_private, lsr_work);
+	port = priv->port;
+
+	status = f81232_get_register(port, LINE_STATUS_REGISTER, &tmp);
+	if (status)
+		dev_warn(&port->dev, "read LSR failed: %d\n", status);
+}
+
 static int f81232_port_probe(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 {
 	struct f81232_private *priv;
@@ -616,6 +636,7 @@ static int f81232_port_probe(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 
 	mutex_init(&priv->lock);
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->interrupt_work,  f81232_interrupt_work);
+	INIT_WORK(&priv->lsr_work, f81232_lsr_worker);
 
 	usb_set_serial_port_data(port, priv);
 
@@ -646,8 +667,10 @@ static int f81232_suspend(struct usb_serial *serial, pm_message_t message)
 
 	usb_kill_urb(port->interrupt_in_urb);
 
-	if (port_priv)
+	if (port_priv) {
 		flush_work(&port_priv->interrupt_work);
+		flush_work(&port_priv->lsr_work);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }