diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
index 3a7d1a66f79c..b0b689546395 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
@@ -813,10 +813,8 @@ __acquires(&uap->port.lock)
 	if (!uap->using_tx_dma)
 		return;
 
-	/* Avoid deadlock with the DMA engine callback */
-	spin_unlock(&uap->port.lock);
-	dmaengine_terminate_all(uap->dmatx.chan);
-	spin_lock(&uap->port.lock);
+	dmaengine_terminate_async(uap->dmatx.chan);
+
 	if (uap->dmatx.queued) {
 		dma_unmap_sg(uap->dmatx.chan->device->dev, &uap->dmatx.sg, 1,
 			     DMA_TO_DEVICE);