diff --git a/hw/cadence_uart.c b/hw/cadence_uart.c
index 5426f1001896eecbd58ddbd167594bfd95fc9189..421ec998d69962c5ab9218f57c2f2965237f4f72 100644
--- a/hw/cadence_uart.c
+++ b/hw/cadence_uart.c
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ static void uart_rx_reset(UartState *s)
 {
     s->rx_wpos = 0;
     s->rx_count = 0;
+    qemu_chr_accept_input(s->chr);
 
     s->r[R_SR] |= UART_SR_INTR_REMPTY;
     s->r[R_SR] &= ~UART_SR_INTR_RFUL;