diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
index ef37fdf37612..872a2c3b11c4 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ static const struct sci_port_params sci_port_params[SCIx_NR_REGTYPES] = {
 			[SCFDR]		= { 0x0E, 16 },
 			[SCSPTR]	= { 0x10, 16 },
 			[SCLSR]		= { 0x12, 16 },
+			[SEMR]		= { 0x14, 8 },
 		},
 		.fifosize = 16,
 		.overrun_reg = SCLSR,
@@ -2527,6 +2528,8 @@ static void sci_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 			case 27: smr_val |= SCSMR_SRC_27; break;
 			}
 		smr_val |= cks;
+		if (sci_getreg(port, SEMR)->size)
+			serial_port_out(port, SEMR, 0);
 		serial_port_out(port, SCSCR, scr_val | s->hscif_tot);
 		serial_port_out(port, SCSMR, smr_val);
 		serial_port_out(port, SCBRR, brr);
@@ -2561,6 +2564,8 @@ static void sci_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 		scr_val = s->cfg->scscr & (SCSCR_CKE1 | SCSCR_CKE0);
 		smr_val |= serial_port_in(port, SCSMR) &
 			   (SCSMR_CKEDG | SCSMR_SRC_MASK | SCSMR_CKS);
+		if (sci_getreg(port, SEMR)->size)
+			serial_port_out(port, SEMR, 0);
 		serial_port_out(port, SCSCR, scr_val | s->hscif_tot);
 		serial_port_out(port, SCSMR, smr_val);
 	}
@@ -3170,6 +3175,10 @@ static const struct of_device_id of_sci_match[] = {
 		.compatible = "renesas,scif-r7s9210",
 		.data = SCI_OF_DATA(PORT_SCIF, SCIx_RZ_SCIFA_REGTYPE),
 	},
+	{
+		.compatible = "renesas,scif-r9a07g044",
+		.data = SCI_OF_DATA(PORT_SCIF, SCIx_RZ_SCIFA_REGTYPE),
+	},
 	/* Family-specific types */
 	{
 		.compatible = "renesas,rcar-gen1-scif",
@@ -3452,6 +3461,7 @@ static int __init rzscifa_early_console_setup(struct earlycon_device *device,
 	port_cfg.regtype = SCIx_RZ_SCIFA_REGTYPE;
 	return early_console_setup(device, PORT_SCIF);
 }
+
 static int __init scifa_early_console_setup(struct earlycon_device *device,
 					  const char *opt)
 {
@@ -3471,6 +3481,7 @@ static int __init hscif_early_console_setup(struct earlycon_device *device,
 OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(sci, "renesas,sci", sci_early_console_setup);
 OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(scif, "renesas,scif", scif_early_console_setup);
 OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(scif, "renesas,scif-r7s9210", rzscifa_early_console_setup);
+OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(scif, "renesas,scif-r9a07g044", rzscifa_early_console_setup);
 OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(scifa, "renesas,scifa", scifa_early_console_setup);
 OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(scifb, "renesas,scifb", scifb_early_console_setup);
 OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(hscif, "renesas,hscif", hscif_early_console_setup);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.h b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.h
index c0dfe4382898..c0ae78632dda 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ enum {
 	SCCKS,				/* BRG Clock Select Register */
 	HSRTRGR,			/* Rx FIFO Data Count Trigger Register */
 	HSTTRGR,			/* Tx FIFO Data Count Trigger Register */
+	SEMR,				/* Serial extended mode register */
 
 	SCIx_NR_REGS,
 };