diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
index 6f760510e46da08a4beaa41d47e47e8ccdece352..7c8c88653374c813e048fc381db45c28735217c6 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
@@ -1033,7 +1033,6 @@ static int omap_8250_dma_handle_irq(struct uart_port *port)
 	unsigned char status;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u8 iir;
-	int dma_err = 0;
 
 	serial8250_rpm_get(up);
 
@@ -1048,9 +1047,7 @@ static int omap_8250_dma_handle_irq(struct uart_port *port)
 	status = serial_port_in(port, UART_LSR);
 
 	if (status & (UART_LSR_DR | UART_LSR_BI)) {
-
-		dma_err = omap_8250_rx_dma(up, iir);
-		if (dma_err) {
+		if (omap_8250_rx_dma(up, iir)) {
 			status = serial8250_rx_chars(up, status);
 			omap_8250_rx_dma(up, 0);
 		}
@@ -1066,8 +1063,7 @@ static int omap_8250_dma_handle_irq(struct uart_port *port)
 			 * try again due to an earlier failer which
 			 * might have been resolved by now.
 			 */
-			dma_err = omap_8250_tx_dma(up);
-			if (dma_err)
+			if (omap_8250_tx_dma(up))
 				serial8250_tx_chars(up);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index a803ddfd5a599fb18b38cdcaeb0ed92964697d77..40d2d303dc7f3a0e29688a8cf5a9a65f12b1642a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -1796,7 +1796,6 @@ int serial8250_handle_irq(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int iir)
 	unsigned char status;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct uart_8250_port *up = up_to_u8250p(port);
-	int dma_err = 0;
 
 	if (iir & UART_IIR_NO_INT)
 		return 0;
@@ -1808,10 +1807,7 @@ int serial8250_handle_irq(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int iir)
 	DEBUG_INTR("status = %x...", status);
 
 	if (status & (UART_LSR_DR | UART_LSR_BI)) {
-		if (up->dma)
-			dma_err = up->dma->rx_dma(up, iir);
-
-		if (!up->dma || dma_err)
+		if (!up->dma || up->dma->rx_dma(up, iir))
 			status = serial8250_rx_chars(up, status);
 	}
 	serial8250_modem_status(up);