diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
index 78a5cf65bf02..48e6e41636b2 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
@@ -319,16 +319,16 @@ static char tegra_uart_decode_rx_error(struct tegra_uart_port *tup,
 	if (unlikely(lsr & TEGRA_UART_LSR_ANY)) {
 		if (lsr & UART_LSR_OE) {
 			/* Overrrun error */
-			flag |= TTY_OVERRUN;
+			flag = TTY_OVERRUN;
 			tup->uport.icount.overrun++;
 			dev_err(tup->uport.dev, "Got overrun errors\n");
 		} else if (lsr & UART_LSR_PE) {
 			/* Parity error */
-			flag |= TTY_PARITY;
+			flag = TTY_PARITY;
 			tup->uport.icount.parity++;
 			dev_err(tup->uport.dev, "Got Parity errors\n");
 		} else if (lsr & UART_LSR_FE) {
-			flag |= TTY_FRAME;
+			flag = TTY_FRAME;
 			tup->uport.icount.frame++;
 			dev_err(tup->uport.dev, "Got frame errors\n");
 		} else if (lsr & UART_LSR_BI) {