diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
index 0f74945af624..268b62768f2b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
@@ -810,7 +810,8 @@ static void process_echoes(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	struct n_tty_data *ldata = tty->disc_data;
 	size_t echoed;
 
-	if (!L_ECHO(tty) || ldata->echo_commit == ldata->echo_tail)
+	if ((!L_ECHO(tty) && !L_ECHONL(tty)) ||
+	    ldata->echo_commit == ldata->echo_tail)
 		return;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ldata->output_lock);
@@ -825,7 +826,8 @@ static void flush_echoes(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct n_tty_data *ldata = tty->disc_data;
 
-	if (!L_ECHO(tty) || ldata->echo_commit == ldata->echo_head)
+	if ((!L_ECHO(tty) && !L_ECHONL(tty)) ||
+	    ldata->echo_commit == ldata->echo_head)
 		return;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ldata->output_lock);