diff --git a/drivers/serial/bfin_5xx.c b/drivers/serial/bfin_5xx.c
index dfae22d47bf78f4addc059aea29c257e34fe2934..676efdad3712e36fc4bd1dc431e987e6d17c45c2 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/bfin_5xx.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/bfin_5xx.c
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ static void bfin_serial_dma_tx_chars(struct bfin_serial_port *uart)
 	set_dma_start_addr(uart->tx_dma_channel, (unsigned long)(xmit->buf+xmit->tail));
 	set_dma_x_count(uart->tx_dma_channel, uart->tx_count);
 	set_dma_x_modify(uart->tx_dma_channel, 1);
+	SSYNC();
 	enable_dma(uart->tx_dma_channel);
 
 	UART_SET_IER(uart, ETBEI);