diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index 0e64f18..d097169 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -502,11 +502,16 @@
 	struct scatterlist *sgl = &sport->tx_sgl[0];
 	struct circ_buf *xmit = &sport->port.state->xmit;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned long temp;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
 
 	dma_unmap_sg(sport->port.dev, sgl, sport->dma_tx_nents, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
+	temp = readl(sport->port.membase + UCR1);
+	temp &= ~UCR1_TDMAEN;
+	writel(temp, sport->port.membase + UCR1);
+
 	/* update the stat */
 	xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + sport->tx_bytes) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
 	sport->port.icount.tx += sport->tx_bytes;
@@ -539,6 +544,7 @@
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc;
 	struct dma_chan	*chan = sport->dma_chan_tx;
 	struct device *dev = sport->port.dev;
+	unsigned long temp;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (sport->dma_is_txing)
@@ -575,6 +581,11 @@
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "TX: prepare to send %lu bytes by DMA.\n",
 			uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit));
+
+	temp = readl(sport->port.membase + UCR1);
+	temp |= UCR1_TDMAEN;
+	writel(temp, sport->port.membase + UCR1);
+
 	/* fire it */
 	sport->dma_is_txing = 1;
 	dmaengine_submit(desc);
@@ -1258,6 +1269,7 @@
 {
 	struct imx_port *sport = (struct imx_port *)port;
 	struct scatterlist *sgl = &sport->tx_sgl[0];
+	unsigned long temp;
 
 	if (!sport->dma_chan_tx)
 		return;
@@ -1267,6 +1279,9 @@
 	if (sport->dma_is_txing) {
 		dma_unmap_sg(sport->port.dev, sgl, sport->dma_tx_nents,
 			     DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+		temp = readl(sport->port.membase + UCR1);
+		temp &= ~UCR1_TDMAEN;
+		writel(temp, sport->port.membase + UCR1);
 		sport->dma_is_txing = false;
 	}
 }