diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
index 2daccb10ae2f3542e7938b2612756f63d06dfbbc..4b9f422694779ad0fb91bd3c663de4b1055f8dbc 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static void lpuart32_poll_put_char(struct uart_port *port, unsigned char c)
 
 static int lpuart32_poll_get_char(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	if (!(lpuart32_read(port, UARTSTAT) & UARTSTAT_RDRF))
+	if (!(lpuart32_read(port, UARTWATER) >> UARTWATER_RXCNT_OFF))
 		return NO_POLL_CHAR;
 
 	return lpuart32_read(port, UARTDATA);