diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 0466f9f08a91388caa866bbecbaa51482eeda206..c47158c93202e20bcc4869dcc7d103aee5e9e2cf 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -674,8 +674,8 @@ static void uart_send_xchar(struct tty_struct *tty, char ch)
 static void uart_throttle(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct uart_state *state = tty->driver_data;
+	upstat_t mask = UPSTAT_SYNC_FIFO;
 	struct uart_port *port;
-	upstat_t mask = 0;
 
 	port = uart_port_ref(state);
 	if (!port)
@@ -703,8 +703,8 @@ static void uart_throttle(struct tty_struct *tty)
 static void uart_unthrottle(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct uart_state *state = tty->driver_data;
+	upstat_t mask = UPSTAT_SYNC_FIFO;
 	struct uart_port *port;
-	upstat_t mask = 0;
 
 	port = uart_port_ref(state);
 	if (!port)
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_core.h b/include/linux/serial_core.h
index 1d356105f25a1680b05a6119fa1d9efba578b6b6..d224961e134644aaf05d116acc742c2b28ee0db9 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ struct uart_port {
 #define UPSTAT_AUTORTS		((__force upstat_t) (1 << 2))
 #define UPSTAT_AUTOCTS		((__force upstat_t) (1 << 3))
 #define UPSTAT_AUTOXOFF		((__force upstat_t) (1 << 4))
+#define UPSTAT_SYNC_FIFO	((__force upstat_t) (1 << 5))
 
 	int			hw_stopped;		/* sw-assisted CTS flow state */
 	unsigned int		mctrl;			/* current modem ctrl settings */