diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
index 857016367a7a9d2d8d4eb924454a9f2b6ae4ac91..f887c1df23e66bbe75c61fa0a8e0d9452c6a0f84 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
@@ -487,19 +487,21 @@ static void atmel_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct atmel_uart_port *atmel_port = to_atmel_uart_port(port);
 
-	if (atmel_use_pdc_tx(port)) {
-		if (atmel_uart_readl(port, ATMEL_PDC_PTSR) & ATMEL_PDC_TXTEN)
-			/* The transmitter is already running.  Yes, we
-			   really need this.*/
-			return;
+	if (atmel_use_pdc_tx(port) && (atmel_uart_readl(port, ATMEL_PDC_PTSR)
+				       & ATMEL_PDC_TXTEN))
+		/* The transmitter is already running.  Yes, we
+		   really need this.*/
+		return;
 
+	if (atmel_use_pdc_tx(port) || atmel_use_dma_tx(port))
 		if ((port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) &&
 		    !(port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX))
 			atmel_stop_rx(port);
 
+	if (atmel_use_pdc_tx(port))
 		/* re-enable PDC transmit */
 		atmel_uart_writel(port, ATMEL_PDC_PTCR, ATMEL_PDC_TXTEN);
-	}
+
 	/* Enable interrupts */
 	atmel_uart_writel(port, ATMEL_US_IER, atmel_port->tx_done_mask);
 }