diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
index 8d94c19..bdb4831 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include <linux/pinctrl/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/sizes.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 #define UART_NR			14
 
@@ -156,7 +157,9 @@ struct uart_amba_port {
 	unsigned int		lcrh_tx;	/* vendor-specific */
 	unsigned int		lcrh_rx;	/* vendor-specific */
 	unsigned int		old_cr;		/* state during shutdown */
+	struct delayed_work	tx_softirq_work;
 	bool			autorts;
+	bool			tx_irq_seen;
 	char			type[12];
 #ifdef CONFIG_DMA_ENGINE
 	/* DMA stuff */
@@ -440,8 +443,9 @@ static void pl011_dma_remove(struct uart_amba_port *uap)
 		dma_release_channel(uap->dmarx.chan);
 }
 
-/* Forward declare this for the refill routine */
+/* Forward declare these for the refill routine */
 static int pl011_dma_tx_refill(struct uart_amba_port *uap);
+static void pl011_start_tx_pio(struct uart_amba_port *uap);
 
 /*
  * The current DMA TX buffer has been sent.
@@ -479,14 +483,13 @@ static void pl011_dma_tx_callback(void *data)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (pl011_dma_tx_refill(uap) <= 0) {
+	if (pl011_dma_tx_refill(uap) <= 0)
 		/*
 		 * We didn't queue a DMA buffer for some reason, but we
 		 * have data pending to be sent.  Re-enable the TX IRQ.
 		 */
-		uap->im |= UART011_TXIM;
-		writew(uap->im, uap->port.membase + UART011_IMSC);
-	}
+		pl011_start_tx_pio(uap);
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&uap->port.lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -1208,15 +1211,24 @@ static void pl011_stop_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 	pl011_dma_tx_stop(uap);
 }
 
+static void pl011_tx_chars(struct uart_amba_port *uap);
+
+/* Start TX with programmed I/O only (no DMA) */
+static void pl011_start_tx_pio(struct uart_amba_port *uap)
+{
+	uap->im |= UART011_TXIM;
+	writew(uap->im, uap->port.membase + UART011_IMSC);
+	if (!uap->tx_irq_seen)
+		pl011_tx_chars(uap);
+}
+
 static void pl011_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct uart_amba_port *uap =
 	    container_of(port, struct uart_amba_port, port);
 
-	if (!pl011_dma_tx_start(uap)) {
-		uap->im |= UART011_TXIM;
-		writew(uap->im, uap->port.membase + UART011_IMSC);
-	}
+	if (!pl011_dma_tx_start(uap))
+		pl011_start_tx_pio(uap);
 }
 
 static void pl011_stop_rx(struct uart_port *port)
@@ -1274,16 +1286,31 @@ __acquires(&uap->port.lock)
 	spin_lock(&uap->port.lock);
 }
 
+static bool pl011_tx_char(struct uart_amba_port *uap, unsigned char c)
+{
+	if (unlikely(!uap->tx_irq_seen) &&
+	    readw(uap->port.membase + UART01x_FR) & UART01x_FR_TXFF)
+		return false; /* unable to transmit character */
+
+	writew(c, uap->port.membase + UART01x_DR);
+	uap->port.icount.tx++;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void pl011_tx_chars(struct uart_amba_port *uap)
 {
 	struct circ_buf *xmit = &uap->port.state->xmit;
-	int count;
+	int count = uap->fifosize >> 1;
+
+	if (unlikely(!uap->tx_irq_seen))
+		count = uap->fifosize;
 
 	if (uap->port.x_char) {
-		writew(uap->port.x_char, uap->port.membase + UART01x_DR);
-		uap->port.icount.tx++;
+		if (!pl011_tx_char(uap, uap->port.x_char))
+			goto out;
 		uap->port.x_char = 0;
-		return;
+		--count;
 	}
 	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(&uap->port)) {
 		pl011_stop_tx(&uap->port);
@@ -1294,20 +1321,23 @@ static void pl011_tx_chars(struct uart_amba_port *uap)
 	if (pl011_dma_tx_irq(uap))
 		return;
 
-	count = uap->fifosize >> 1;
-	do {
-		writew(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], uap->port.membase + UART01x_DR);
+	while (count-- > 0 && pl011_tx_char(uap, xmit->buf[xmit->tail])) {
 		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
-		uap->port.icount.tx++;
 		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
 			break;
-	} while (--count > 0);
+	}
 
 	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(&uap->port);
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
 		pl011_stop_tx(&uap->port);
+		return;
+	}
+
+out:
+	if (unlikely(!uap->tx_irq_seen))
+		schedule_delayed_work(&uap->tx_softirq_work, uap->port.timeout);
 }
 
 static void pl011_modem_status(struct uart_amba_port *uap)
@@ -1334,6 +1364,25 @@ static void pl011_modem_status(struct uart_amba_port *uap)
 	wake_up_interruptible(&uap->port.state->port.delta_msr_wait);
 }
 
+static void pl011_tx_softirq(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct delayed_work *dwork = to_delayed_work(work);
+	struct uart_amba_port *uap =
+		container_of(dwork, struct uart_amba_port, tx_softirq_work);
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&uap->port.lock);
+	pl011_tx_chars(uap);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&uap->port.lock);
+}
+
+static void pl011_tx_irq_seen(struct uart_amba_port *uap)
+{
+	if (!likely(uap->tx_irq_seen)) {
+		uap->tx_irq_seen = true;
+		cancel_delayed_work(&uap->tx_softirq_work);
+	}
+}
+
 static irqreturn_t pl011_int(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct uart_amba_port *uap = dev_id;
@@ -1372,8 +1421,10 @@ static irqreturn_t pl011_int(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			if (status & (UART011_DSRMIS|UART011_DCDMIS|
 				      UART011_CTSMIS|UART011_RIMIS))
 				pl011_modem_status(uap);
-			if (status & UART011_TXIS)
+			if (status & UART011_TXIS) {
+				pl011_tx_irq_seen(uap);
 				pl011_tx_chars(uap);
+			}
 
 			if (pass_counter-- == 0)
 				break;
@@ -1577,7 +1628,7 @@ static int pl011_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct uart_amba_port *uap =
 	    container_of(port, struct uart_amba_port, port);
-	unsigned int cr, lcr_h, fbrd, ibrd;
+	unsigned int cr;
 	int retval;
 
 	retval = pl011_hwinit(port);
@@ -1595,29 +1646,10 @@ static int pl011_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 
 	writew(uap->vendor->ifls, uap->port.membase + UART011_IFLS);
 
-	/*
-	 * Provoke TX FIFO interrupt into asserting. Taking care to preserve
-	 * baud rate and data format specified by FBRD, IBRD and LCRH as the
-	 * UART may already be in use as a console.
-	 */
-	spin_lock_irq(&uap->port.lock);
-
-	fbrd = readw(uap->port.membase + UART011_FBRD);
-	ibrd = readw(uap->port.membase + UART011_IBRD);
-	lcr_h = readw(uap->port.membase + uap->lcrh_rx);
-
-	cr = UART01x_CR_UARTEN | UART011_CR_TXE | UART011_CR_LBE;
-	writew(cr, uap->port.membase + UART011_CR);
-	writew(0, uap->port.membase + UART011_FBRD);
-	writew(1, uap->port.membase + UART011_IBRD);
-	pl011_write_lcr_h(uap, 0);
-	writew(0, uap->port.membase + UART01x_DR);
-	while (readw(uap->port.membase + UART01x_FR) & UART01x_FR_BUSY)
-		barrier();
+	/* Assume that TX IRQ doesn't work until we see one: */
+	uap->tx_irq_seen = false;
 
-	writew(fbrd, uap->port.membase + UART011_FBRD);
-	writew(ibrd, uap->port.membase + UART011_IBRD);
-	pl011_write_lcr_h(uap, lcr_h);
+	spin_lock_irq(&uap->port.lock);
 
 	/* restore RTS and DTR */
 	cr = uap->old_cr & (UART011_CR_RTS | UART011_CR_DTR);
@@ -1672,6 +1704,8 @@ static void pl011_shutdown(struct uart_port *port)
 	    container_of(port, struct uart_amba_port, port);
 	unsigned int cr;
 
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&uap->tx_softirq_work);
+
 	/*
 	 * disable all interrupts
 	 */
@@ -2218,6 +2252,7 @@ static int pl011_probe(struct amba_device *dev, const struct amba_id *id)
 	uap->port.ops = &amba_pl011_pops;
 	uap->port.flags = UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF;
 	uap->port.line = i;
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&uap->tx_softirq_work, pl011_tx_softirq);
 	pl011_dma_probe(&dev->dev, uap);
 
 	/* Ensure interrupts from this UART are masked and cleared */
