diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index c86f1538bfdd..be13eb39fbf4 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 #define URXD_FRMERR	(1<<12)
 #define URXD_BRK	(1<<11)
 #define URXD_PRERR	(1<<10)
+#define URXD_RX_DATA	(0xFF<<0)
 #define UCR1_ADEN	(1<<15) /* Auto detect interrupt */
 #define UCR1_ADBR	(1<<14) /* Auto detect baud rate */
 #define UCR1_TRDYEN	(1<<13) /* Transmitter ready interrupt enable */
@@ -1499,32 +1500,10 @@ imx_verify_port(struct uart_port *port, struct serial_struct *ser)
 #if defined(CONFIG_CONSOLE_POLL)
 static int imx_poll_get_char(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	struct imx_port_ucrs old_ucr;
-	unsigned int status;
-	unsigned char c;
+	if (!(readl(port->membase + USR2) & USR2_RDR))
+		return NO_POLL_CHAR;
 
-	/* save control registers */
-	imx_port_ucrs_save(port, &old_ucr);
-
-	/* disable interrupts */
-	writel(UCR1_UARTEN, port->membase + UCR1);
-	writel(old_ucr.ucr2 & ~(UCR2_ATEN | UCR2_RTSEN | UCR2_ESCI),
-	       port->membase + UCR2);
-	writel(old_ucr.ucr3 & ~(UCR3_DCD | UCR3_RI | UCR3_DTREN),
-	       port->membase + UCR3);
-
-	/* poll */
-	do {
-		status = readl(port->membase + USR2);
-	} while (~status & USR2_RDR);
-
-	/* read */
-	c = readl(port->membase + URXD0);
-
-	/* restore control registers */
-	imx_port_ucrs_restore(port, &old_ucr);
-
-	return c;
+	return readl(port->membase + URXD0) & URXD_RX_DATA;
 }
 
 static void imx_poll_put_char(struct uart_port *port, unsigned char c)