diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
index ba451c7209fc6b9bbaaf47b9e2d2458f202feaf8..974c361a91fe97a9ccef79dd886e3ef6baa85d2d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
@@ -583,9 +583,6 @@ static int xuartps_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 	xuartps_writel(XUARTPS_IXR_TXEMPTY | XUARTPS_IXR_PARITY |
 		XUARTPS_IXR_FRAMING | XUARTPS_IXR_OVERRUN |
 		XUARTPS_IXR_RXTRIG | XUARTPS_IXR_TOUT, XUARTPS_IER_OFFSET);
-	xuartps_writel(~(XUARTPS_IXR_TXEMPTY | XUARTPS_IXR_PARITY |
-		XUARTPS_IXR_FRAMING | XUARTPS_IXR_OVERRUN |
-		XUARTPS_IXR_RXTRIG | XUARTPS_IXR_TOUT), XUARTPS_IDR_OFFSET);
 
 	return retval;
 }