diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mvebu-uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mvebu-uart.c
index 231de29a6452..ab226da75f7b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mvebu-uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mvebu-uart.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static unsigned int mvebu_uart_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 	st = readl(port->membase + UART_STAT);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 
-	return (st & STAT_TX_FIFO_EMP) ? TIOCSER_TEMT : 0;
+	return (st & STAT_TX_EMP) ? TIOCSER_TEMT : 0;
 }
 
 static unsigned int mvebu_uart_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)