diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
index 3d58824ac2af..c6ca8f964c69 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ static int stm32_usart_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct stm32_port *stm32_port = to_stm32_port(port);
 	const struct stm32_usart_offsets *ofs = &stm32_port->info->ofs;
+	const struct stm32_usart_config *cfg = &stm32_port->info->cfg;
 	const char *name = to_platform_device(port->dev)->name;
 	u32 val;
 	int ret;
@@ -658,7 +659,7 @@ static int stm32_usart_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 	}
 
 	/* RX FIFO enabling */
-	val = stm32_port->cr1_irq | USART_CR1_RE;
+	val = stm32_port->cr1_irq | USART_CR1_RE | BIT(cfg->uart_enable_bit);
 	if (stm32_port->fifoen)
 		val |= USART_CR1_FIFOEN;
 	stm32_usart_set_bits(port, ofs->cr1, val);