diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial_hs.c b/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial_hs.c
index 517ec05..31b8dd7 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial_hs.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial_hs.c
@@ -432,17 +432,16 @@
 
 static void msm_hs_clock_unvote(struct msm_hs_port *msm_uport)
 {
-	int rc = atomic_dec_return(&msm_uport->clk_count);
+	int rc = atomic_read(&msm_uport->clk_count);
 
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		msm_hs_bus_voting(msm_uport, BUS_RESET);
+	if (rc <= 0) {
 		WARN(rc, "msm_uport->clk_count < 0!");
 		dev_err(msm_uport->uport.dev,
-			"%s: Clocks count invalid  [%d]\n", __func__,
-			atomic_read(&msm_uport->clk_count));
+			"%s: Clocks count invalid  [%d]\n", __func__, rc);
 		return;
 	}
 
+	rc = atomic_dec_return(&msm_uport->clk_count);
 	if (0 == rc) {
 		msm_hs_bus_voting(msm_uport, BUS_RESET);
 		/* Turn off the core clk and iface clk*/
@@ -3487,12 +3486,12 @@
 	 */
 	mb();
 
+	msm_hs_clock_unvote(msm_uport);
 	if (msm_uport->clk_state != MSM_HS_CLK_OFF) {
 		/* to balance clk_state */
 		msm_hs_clock_unvote(msm_uport);
 		wake_unlock(&msm_uport->dma_wake_lock);
 	}
-	msm_hs_clock_unvote(msm_uport);
 
 	msm_uport->clk_state = MSM_HS_CLK_PORT_OFF;
 	dma_unmap_single(uport->dev, msm_uport->tx.dma_base,