diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
index c91916e13648..7486a2b8556c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
@@ -1495,34 +1495,36 @@ static void lpuart_break_ctl(struct uart_port *port, int break_state)
 
 static void lpuart32_break_ctl(struct uart_port *port, int break_state)
 {
-	unsigned long temp, modem;
-	struct tty_struct *tty;
-	unsigned int cflag = 0;
+	unsigned long temp;
 
-	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->state->port);
-	if (tty) {
-		cflag = tty->termios.c_cflag;
-		tty_kref_put(tty);
-	}
-
-	temp = lpuart32_read(port, UARTCTRL) & ~UARTCTRL_SBK;
-	modem = lpuart32_read(port, UARTMODIR);
+	temp = lpuart32_read(port, UARTCTRL);
 
+	/*
+	 * LPUART IP now has two known bugs, one is CTS has higher priority than the
+	 * break signal, which causes the break signal sending through UARTCTRL_SBK
+	 * may impacted by the CTS input if the HW flow control is enabled. It
+	 * exists on all platforms we support in this driver.
+	 * Another bug is i.MX8QM LPUART may have an additional break character
+	 * being sent after SBK was cleared.
+	 * To avoid above two bugs, we use Transmit Data Inversion function to send
+	 * the break signal instead of UARTCTRL_SBK.
+	 */
 	if (break_state != 0) {
-		temp |= UARTCTRL_SBK;
 		/*
-		 * LPUART CTS has higher priority than SBK, need to disable CTS before
-		 * asserting SBK to avoid any interference if flow control is enabled.
+		 * Disable the transmitter to prevent any data from being sent out
+		 * during break, then invert the TX line to send break.
 		 */
-		if (cflag & CRTSCTS && modem & UARTMODIR_TXCTSE)
-			lpuart32_write(port, modem & ~UARTMODIR_TXCTSE, UARTMODIR);
+		temp &= ~UARTCTRL_TE;
+		lpuart32_write(port, temp, UARTCTRL);
+		temp |= UARTCTRL_TXINV;
+		lpuart32_write(port, temp, UARTCTRL);
 	} else {
-		/* Re-enable the CTS when break off. */
-		if (cflag & CRTSCTS && !(modem & UARTMODIR_TXCTSE))
-			lpuart32_write(port, modem | UARTMODIR_TXCTSE, UARTMODIR);
+		/* Disable the TXINV to turn off break and re-enable transmitter. */
+		temp &= ~UARTCTRL_TXINV;
+		lpuart32_write(port, temp, UARTCTRL);
+		temp |= UARTCTRL_TE;
+		lpuart32_write(port, temp, UARTCTRL);
 	}
-
-	lpuart32_write(port, temp, UARTCTRL);
 }
 
 static void lpuart_setup_watermark(struct lpuart_port *sport)