diff --git a/drivers/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/serial/amba-pl011.c
index 2c07939be02c..c77b3eb5142d 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/amba-pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/amba-pl011.c
@@ -424,6 +424,10 @@ static int pl011_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 	cr = UART01x_CR_UARTEN | UART011_CR_RXE | UART011_CR_TXE;
 	writew(cr, uap->port.membase + UART011_CR);
 
+	/* Clear pending error interrupts */
+	writew(UART011_OEIS | UART011_BEIS | UART011_PEIS | UART011_FEIS,
+	       uap->port.membase + UART011_ICR);
+
 	/*
 	 * initialise the old status of the modem signals
 	 */