diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_pl01x.c b/drivers/serial/serial_pl01x.c
index 2a6b61d40d..e1bf4965f9 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_pl01x.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_pl01x.c
@@ -72,22 +72,19 @@ static int pl01x_tstc(struct pl01x_regs *regs)
 static int pl01x_generic_serial_init(struct pl01x_regs *regs,
 				     enum pl01x_type type)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_PL011_SERIAL_FLUSH_ON_INIT
-	if (type == TYPE_PL011) {
-		/* Empty RX fifo if necessary */
-		if (readl(&regs->pl011_cr) & UART_PL011_CR_UARTEN) {
-			while (!(readl(&regs->fr) & UART_PL01x_FR_RXFE))
-				readl(&regs->dr);
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-
 	switch (type) {
 	case TYPE_PL010:
 		/* disable everything */
 		writel(0, &regs->pl010_cr);
 		break;
 	case TYPE_PL011:
+#ifdef CONFIG_PL011_SERIAL_FLUSH_ON_INIT
+		/* Empty RX fifo if necessary */
+		if (readl(&regs->pl011_cr) & UART_PL011_CR_UARTEN) {
+			while (!(readl(&regs->fr) & UART_PL01x_FR_RXFE))
+				readl(&regs->dr);
+		}
+#endif
 		/* disable everything */
 		writel(0, &regs->pl011_cr);
 		break;