diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index 92dd18716169..388172289627 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -1901,10 +1901,9 @@ static bool handle_rx_dma(struct uart_8250_port *up, unsigned int iir)
 		if (!up->dma->rx_running)
 			break;
 		fallthrough;
+	case UART_IIR_RLSI:
 	case UART_IIR_RX_TIMEOUT:
 		serial8250_rx_dma_flush(up);
-		fallthrough;
-	case UART_IIR_RLSI:
 		return true;
 	}
 	return up->dma->rx_dma(up);