diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index 1bfb6fdbaa20..1731b98d2471 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ static const struct serial8250_config uart_config[] = {
 		.name		= "16550A",
 		.fifo_size	= 16,
 		.tx_loadsz	= 16,
-		.fcr		= UART_FCR_ENABLE_FIFO | UART_FCR_R_TRIG_10,
+		.fcr		= UART_FCR_ENABLE_FIFO | UART_FCR_R_TRIG_10 |
+				  UART_FCR_CLEAR_RCVR | UART_FCR_CLEAR_XMIT,
 		.rxtrig_bytes	= {1, 4, 8, 14},
 		.flags		= UART_CAP_FIFO,
 	},