diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/meson_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/meson_uart.c
index 54d1b9591b8da16a73a637025f91c8c513a8dba7..c7bad2b5aa4940323c1df61ed170928b454c7858 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/meson_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/meson_uart.c
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ static void meson_serial_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s,
 	struct uart_port *port;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int locked;
+	u32 val;
 
 	port = meson_ports[co->index];
 	if (!port)
@@ -487,6 +488,9 @@ static void meson_serial_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s,
 		locked = 1;
 	}
 
+	val = readl(port->membase + AML_UART_CONTROL);
+	writel(val | AML_UART_TX_EN, port->membase + AML_UART_CONTROL);
+
 	uart_console_write(port, s, count, meson_console_putchar);
 
 	if (locked)