diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c
index 6fc07eb9d74e..41de374d9784 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c
@@ -239,8 +239,9 @@ static int mpc52xx_psc_tx_rdy(struct uart_port *port)
 
 static int mpc52xx_psc_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 {
-	return in_be16(&PSC(port)->mpc52xx_psc_status)
-	    & MPC52xx_PSC_SR_TXEMP;
+	u16 sts = in_be16(&PSC(port)->mpc52xx_psc_status);
+
+	return (sts & MPC52xx_PSC_SR_TXEMP) ? TIOCSER_TEMT : 0;
 }
 
 static void mpc52xx_psc_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)