diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
index fc7711c75b01..8dd822feb972 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
@@ -1457,7 +1457,16 @@ static void sci_free_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 	if (s->chan_rx)
 		sci_rx_dma_release(s, false);
 }
-#else
+
+static void sci_flush_buffer(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	/*
+	 * In uart_flush_buffer(), the xmit circular buffer has just been
+	 * cleared, so we have to reset tx_dma_len accordingly.
+	 */
+	to_sci_port(port)->tx_dma_len = 0;
+}
+#else /* !CONFIG_SERIAL_SH_SCI_DMA */
 static inline void sci_request_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 }
@@ -1465,7 +1474,9 @@ static inline void sci_request_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 static inline void sci_free_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 }
-#endif
+
+#define sci_flush_buffer	NULL
+#endif /* !CONFIG_SERIAL_SH_SCI_DMA */
 
 static irqreturn_t sci_rx_interrupt(int irq, void *ptr)
 {
@@ -2205,6 +2216,7 @@ static struct uart_ops sci_uart_ops = {
 	.break_ctl	= sci_break_ctl,
 	.startup	= sci_startup,
 	.shutdown	= sci_shutdown,
+	.flush_buffer	= sci_flush_buffer,
 	.set_termios	= sci_set_termios,
 	.pm		= sci_pm,
 	.type		= sci_type,