diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index 1328c7e70108..ffbb955d1c06 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -1854,7 +1854,8 @@ int serial8250_handle_irq(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int iir)
 
 	status = serial_port_in(port, UART_LSR);
 
-	if (status & (UART_LSR_DR | UART_LSR_BI)) {
+	if (status & (UART_LSR_DR | UART_LSR_BI) &&
+	    iir & UART_IIR_RDI) {
 		if (!up->dma || handle_rx_dma(up, iir))
 			status = serial8250_rx_chars(up, status);
 	}