diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/pch_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/pch_uart.c
index 0aa2b528ef3d..6bb7e90c8f22 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/pch_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/pch_uart.c
@@ -1508,10 +1508,14 @@ static int pch_uart_verify_port(struct uart_port *port,
 			__func__);
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 #endif
-		dev_info(priv->port.dev, "PCH UART : Use DMA Mode\n");
-		if (!priv->use_dma)
+		if (!priv->use_dma) {
 			pch_request_dma(port);
-		priv->use_dma = 1;
+			if (priv->chan_rx)
+				priv->use_dma = 1;
+		}
+		dev_info(priv->port.dev, "PCH UART: %s\n",
+				priv->use_dma ?
+				"Use DMA Mode" : "No DMA");
 	}
 
 	return 0;