diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
index 7ca4f0da8309..1f1df46242f9 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ struct uart_amba_port {
 	unsigned int		im;		/* interrupt mask */
 	unsigned int		old_status;
 	unsigned int		fifosize;	/* vendor-specific */
-	unsigned int		old_cr;		/* state during shutdown */
 	unsigned int		fixed_baud;	/* vendor-set fixed baud rate */
 	char			type[12];
 	bool			rs485_tx_started;
@@ -1805,8 +1804,8 @@ static int pl011_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&uap->port.lock);
 
-	/* restore RTS and DTR */
-	cr = uap->old_cr & (UART011_CR_RTS | UART011_CR_DTR);
+	cr = pl011_read(uap, REG_CR);
+	cr &= UART011_CR_RTS | UART011_CR_DTR;
 	cr |= UART01x_CR_UARTEN | UART011_CR_RXE;
 
 	if (port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) {
@@ -1883,7 +1882,6 @@ static void pl011_disable_uart(struct uart_amba_port *uap)
 	uap->port.status &= ~(UPSTAT_AUTOCTS | UPSTAT_AUTORTS);
 	spin_lock_irq(&uap->port.lock);
 	cr = pl011_read(uap, REG_CR);
-	uap->old_cr = cr;
 	cr &= UART011_CR_RTS | UART011_CR_DTR;
 	cr |= UART01x_CR_UARTEN | UART011_CR_TXE;
 	pl011_write(cr, uap, REG_CR);
@@ -2699,7 +2697,6 @@ static int pl011_setup_port(struct device *dev, struct uart_amba_port *uap,
 
 	index = pl011_probe_dt_alias(index, dev);
 
-	uap->old_cr = 0;
 	uap->port.dev = dev;
 	uap->port.mapbase = mmiobase->start;
 	uap->port.membase = base;