diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
index 790e48262579..cac136e9d5e0 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
@@ -2002,9 +2002,15 @@ lpuart32_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 	/* update the per-port timeout */
 	uart_update_timeout(port, termios->c_cflag, baud);
 
-	/* wait transmit engin complete */
-	lpuart32_write(&sport->port, 0, UARTMODIR);
-	lpuart32_wait_bit_set(&sport->port, UARTSTAT, UARTSTAT_TC);
+	/*
+	 * LPUART Transmission Complete Flag may never be set while queuing a break
+	 * character, so skip waiting for transmission complete when UARTCTRL_SBK is
+	 * asserted.
+	 */
+	if (!(old_ctrl & UARTCTRL_SBK)) {
+		lpuart32_write(&sport->port, 0, UARTMODIR);
+		lpuart32_wait_bit_set(&sport->port, UARTSTAT, UARTSTAT_TC);
+	}
 
 	/* disable transmit and receive */
 	lpuart32_write(&sport->port, old_ctrl & ~(UARTCTRL_TE | UARTCTRL_RE),