diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index 1cb891b4eaa0..57d6e6ba556e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -1562,7 +1562,14 @@ imx_uart_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
 
-	ucr2 = UCR2_SRST | UCR2_IRTS;
+	/*
+	 * Read current UCR2 and save it for future use, then clear all the bits
+	 * except those we will or may need to preserve.
+	 */
+	old_ucr2 = imx_uart_readl(sport, UCR2);
+	ucr2 = old_ucr2 & (UCR2_TXEN | UCR2_RXEN | UCR2_ATEN | UCR2_CTS);
+
+	ucr2 |= UCR2_SRST | UCR2_IRTS;
 	if ((termios->c_cflag & CSIZE) == CS8)
 		ucr2 |= UCR2_WS;
 
@@ -1631,7 +1638,6 @@ imx_uart_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 	imx_uart_writel(sport,
 			old_ucr1 & ~(UCR1_TXMPTYEN | UCR1_RRDYEN | UCR1_RTSDEN),
 			UCR1);
-	old_ucr2 = imx_uart_readl(sport, UCR2);
 	imx_uart_writel(sport, old_ucr2 & ~UCR2_ATEN, UCR2);
 
 	while (!(imx_uart_readl(sport, USR2) & USR2_TXDC))
@@ -1639,7 +1645,6 @@ imx_uart_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 
 	/* then, disable everything */
 	imx_uart_writel(sport, old_ucr2 & ~(UCR2_TXEN | UCR2_RXEN | UCR2_ATEN), UCR2);
-	old_ucr2 &= (UCR2_TXEN | UCR2_RXEN | UCR2_ATEN);
 
 	/* custom-baudrate handling */
 	div = sport->port.uartclk / (baud * 16);
@@ -1677,8 +1682,7 @@ imx_uart_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 
 	imx_uart_writel(sport, old_ucr1, UCR1);
 
-	/* set the parity, stop bits and data size */
-	imx_uart_writel(sport, ucr2 | old_ucr2, UCR2);
+	imx_uart_writel(sport, ucr2, UCR2);
 
 	if (UART_ENABLE_MS(&sport->port, termios->c_cflag))
 		imx_uart_enable_ms(&sport->port);