diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 2cf5649a6dc0..dd1a7bef6647 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ static void __uart_start(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	struct uart_state *state = tty->driver_data;
 	struct uart_port *port = state->uart_port;
 
-	if (!uart_circ_empty(&state->xmit) && state->xmit.buf &&
-	    !tty->stopped && !tty->hw_stopped)
+	if (!tty->stopped && !tty->hw_stopped)
 		port->ops->start_tx(port);
 }