diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
index 777d54b593f8..120527cb8a81 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ static void lpuart_rx_dma_startup(struct lpuart_port *sport)
 	sport->lpuart_dma_rx_use = true;
 	rx_dma_timer_init(sport);
 
-	if (sport->port.has_sysrq) {
+	if (sport->port.has_sysrq && !lpuart_is_32(sport)) {
 		cr3 = readb(sport->port.membase + UARTCR3);
 		cr3 |= UARTCR3_FEIE;
 		writeb(cr3, sport->port.membase + UARTCR3);