diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
index df90747ee3a8..2f72514d63ed 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ static void stm32_receive_chars(struct uart_port *port, bool threaded)
 		 * cleared by the sequence [read SR - read DR].
 		 */
 		if ((sr & USART_SR_ERR_MASK) && ofs->icr != UNDEF_REG)
-			stm32_clr_bits(port, ofs->icr, USART_ICR_ORECF |
-				       USART_ICR_PECF | USART_ICR_FECF);
+			writel_relaxed(sr & USART_SR_ERR_MASK,
+				       port->membase + ofs->icr);
 
 		c = stm32_get_char(port, &sr, &stm32_port->last_res);
 		port->icount.rx++;
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static void stm32_transmit_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 	if (ofs->icr == UNDEF_REG)
 		stm32_clr_bits(port, ofs->isr, USART_SR_TC);
 	else
-		stm32_set_bits(port, ofs->icr, USART_ICR_TCCF);
+		writel_relaxed(USART_ICR_TCCF, port->membase + ofs->icr);
 
 	if (stm32_port->tx_ch)
 		stm32_transmit_chars_dma(port);