diff --git a/drivers/serial/mpsc.c b/drivers/serial/mpsc.c
index efe79b1..aec83f5 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/mpsc.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/mpsc.c
@@ -1100,6 +1100,8 @@
 {
 	pr_debug("mpsc_start_rx[%d]: Starting...\n", pi->port.line);
 
+	/* Issue a Receive Abort to clear any receive errors */
+	writel(MPSC_CHR_2_RA, pi->mpsc_base + MPSC_CHR_2);
 	if (pi->rcv_data) {
 		mpsc_enter_hunt(pi);
 		mpsc_sdma_cmd(pi, SDMA_SDCM_ERD);