diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
index dafeef2bfb49..ea5f88869cd8 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
@@ -457,11 +457,11 @@ static void mxs_auart_shutdown(struct uart_port *u)
 
 	writel(AUART_CTRL2_UARTEN, u->membase + AUART_CTRL2_CLR);
 
-	writel(AUART_CTRL0_CLKGATE, u->membase + AUART_CTRL0_SET);
-
 	writel(AUART_INTR_RXIEN | AUART_INTR_RTIEN | AUART_INTR_CTSMIEN,
 			u->membase + AUART_INTR_CLR);
 
+	writel(AUART_CTRL0_CLKGATE, u->membase + AUART_CTRL0_SET);
+
 	clk_disable_unprepare(s->clk);
 }