diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
index 431edb89e90f..aa67ca08fb26 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
@@ -613,8 +613,9 @@ static void tegra_uart_stop_tx(struct uart_port *u)
 	if (tup->tx_in_progress != TEGRA_UART_TX_DMA)
 		return;
 
-	dmaengine_terminate_all(tup->tx_dma_chan);
+	dmaengine_pause(tup->tx_dma_chan);
 	dmaengine_tx_status(tup->tx_dma_chan, tup->tx_cookie, &state);
+	dmaengine_terminate_all(tup->tx_dma_chan);
 	count = tup->tx_bytes_requested - state.residue;
 	async_tx_ack(tup->tx_dma_desc);
 	uart_xmit_advance(&tup->uport, count);
@@ -753,8 +754,9 @@ static void tegra_uart_terminate_rx_dma(struct tegra_uart_port *tup)
 	if (!tup->rx_dma_active)
 		return;
 
-	dmaengine_terminate_all(tup->rx_dma_chan);
+	dmaengine_pause(tup->rx_dma_chan);
 	dmaengine_tx_status(tup->rx_dma_chan, tup->rx_cookie, &state);
+	dmaengine_terminate_all(tup->rx_dma_chan);
 
 	tegra_uart_rx_buffer_push(tup, state.residue);
 	tup->rx_dma_active = false;