diff --git a/libcpu/arm/stm32/serial.c b/libcpu/arm/stm32/serial.c
index 7d4795a9add357e13457221134c44dcad9e6be43..54c8290687109564dd221bb8e5d57dfbe31336ef 100644
--- a/libcpu/arm/stm32/serial.c
+++ b/libcpu/arm/stm32/serial.c
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ void rt_hw_serial_isr(rt_device_t device)
 			uart->int_tx->write_index = 0;
 
 		/* clear interrupt */
-		USART_ClearITPendingBit(uart->uart_device, USART_IT_RXNE);
+		USART_ClearITPendingBit(uart->uart_device, USART_IT_TC);
 		
 		/* start next transmission */
 		if (uart->int_tx->write_index <