diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
index b75e63e9d1ee0291c0efe840b95901eb667fad21..c3e37c8e7e26a8b8ecc4a767561aea15b2378909 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -1339,14 +1339,12 @@ static void serial8250_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 		serial_out(up, UART_IER, up->ier);
 
 		if (up->bugs & UART_BUG_TXEN) {
-			unsigned char lsr, iir;
+			unsigned char lsr;
 			lsr = serial_in(up, UART_LSR);
 			up->lsr_saved_flags |= lsr & LSR_SAVE_FLAGS;
-			iir = serial_in(up, UART_IIR) & 0x0f;
 			if ((up->port.type == PORT_RM9000) ?
-				(lsr & UART_LSR_THRE &&
-				(iir == UART_IIR_NO_INT || iir == UART_IIR_THRI)) :
-				(lsr & UART_LSR_TEMT && iir & UART_IIR_NO_INT))
+				(lsr & UART_LSR_THRE) :
+				(lsr & UART_LSR_TEMT))
 				transmit_chars(up);
 		}
 	}