diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_early.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_early.c
index ceb85792a5cf..5afc4d440304 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_early.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_early.c
@@ -96,20 +96,11 @@ static void __init early_serial8250_write(struct console *console,
 {
 	struct earlycon_device *device = console->data;
 	struct uart_port *port = &device->port;
-	unsigned int ier;
-
-	/* Save the IER and disable interrupts preserving the UUE bit */
-	ier = serial8250_early_in(port, UART_IER);
-	if (ier)
-		serial8250_early_out(port, UART_IER, ier & UART_IER_UUE);
 
 	uart_console_write(port, s, count, serial_putc);
 
-	/* Wait for transmitter to become empty and restore the IER */
+	/* Wait for transmitter to become empty */
 	wait_for_xmitr(port);
-
-	if (ier)
-		serial8250_early_out(port, UART_IER, ier);
 }
 
 static void __init init_port(struct earlycon_device *device)