diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
index e353e03ce260..8df0fd824520 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ static void sci_tx_dma_release(struct sci_port *s)
 	dma_release_channel(chan);
 }
 
-static void sci_submit_rx(struct sci_port *s, bool port_lock_held)
+static int sci_submit_rx(struct sci_port *s, bool port_lock_held)
 {
 	struct dma_chan *chan = s->chan_rx;
 	struct uart_port *port = &s->port;
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ static void sci_submit_rx(struct sci_port *s, bool port_lock_held)
 	s->active_rx = s->cookie_rx[0];
 
 	dma_async_issue_pending(chan);
-	return;
+	return 0;
 
 fail:
 	/* Switch to PIO */
@@ -1374,6 +1374,7 @@ fail:
 	sci_start_rx(port);
 	if (!port_lock_held)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
+	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
 static void work_fn_tx(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -1668,8 +1669,10 @@ static irqreturn_t sci_rx_interrupt(int irq, void *ptr)
 			disable_irq_nosync(irq);
 			scr |= SCSCR_RDRQE;
 		} else {
+			if (sci_submit_rx(s, false) < 0)
+				goto handle_pio;
+
 			scr &= ~SCSCR_RIE;
-			sci_submit_rx(s, false);
 		}
 		serial_port_out(port, SCSCR, scr);
 		/* Clear current interrupt */
@@ -1681,6 +1684,8 @@ static irqreturn_t sci_rx_interrupt(int irq, void *ptr)
 
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 	}
+
+handle_pio:
 #endif
 
 	if (s->rx_trigger > 1 && s->rx_fifo_timeout > 0) {