diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
index 69910f7e3991..92783fc8a851 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
@@ -1676,9 +1676,6 @@ static int pl011_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 
 	writew(uap->vendor->ifls, uap->port.membase + UART011_IFLS);
 
-	/* Assume that TX IRQ doesn't work until we see one: */
-	uap->tx_irq_seen = 0;
-
 	spin_lock_irq(&uap->port.lock);
 
 	/* restore RTS and DTR */
@@ -1742,7 +1739,7 @@ static void pl011_shutdown(struct uart_port *port)
 	spin_lock_irq(&uap->port.lock);
 	uap->im = 0;
 	writew(uap->im, uap->port.membase + UART011_IMSC);
-	writew(0xffff, uap->port.membase + UART011_ICR);
+	writew(0xffff & ~UART011_TXIS, uap->port.membase + UART011_ICR);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&uap->port.lock);
 
 	pl011_dma_shutdown(uap);