diff --git a/drivers/serial/atmel_serial.c b/drivers/serial/atmel_serial.c
index 5f0414fc1b106f9f004385fb204c92e0c0c3b9b9..6aeef22bd2039ea41fbfc2cc6062dbb4c03cd83e 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/atmel_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/atmel_serial.c
@@ -1454,6 +1454,12 @@ static int atmel_serial_suspend(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	struct uart_port *port = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct atmel_uart_port *atmel_port = to_atmel_uart_port(port);
 
+	if (atmel_is_console_port(port) && console_suspend_enabled) {
+		/* Drain the TX shifter */
+		while (!(UART_GET_CSR(port) & ATMEL_US_TXEMPTY))
+			cpu_relax();
+	}
+
 	if (device_may_wakeup(&pdev->dev)
 	    && !atmel_serial_clk_will_stop())
 		enable_irq_wake(port->irq);