diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index e0082b73c198..0282eaaff517 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -537,9 +537,10 @@ static int uart_write(struct tty_struct *tty,
 		count -= c;
 		ret += c;
 	}
+
+	__uart_start(tty);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 
-	uart_start(tty);
 	return ret;
 }