diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dma.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dma.c
index 1f28659309ef6..bdc7bb7a1b929 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dma.c
@@ -46,15 +46,23 @@ static void __dma_rx_complete(void *param)
 	struct uart_8250_dma	*dma = p->dma;
 	struct tty_port		*tty_port = &p->port.state->port;
 	struct dma_tx_state	state;
+	enum dma_status		dma_status;
 	int			count;
 
-	dma->rx_running = 0;
-	dmaengine_tx_status(dma->rxchan, dma->rx_cookie, &state);
+	/*
+	 * New DMA Rx can be started during the completion handler before it
+	 * could acquire port's lock and it might still be ongoing. Don't to
+	 * anything in such case.
+	 */
+	dma_status = dmaengine_tx_status(dma->rxchan, dma->rx_cookie, &state);
+	if (dma_status == DMA_IN_PROGRESS)
+		return;
 
 	count = dma->rx_size - state.residue;
 
 	tty_insert_flip_string(tty_port, dma->rx_buf, count);
 	p->port.icount.rx += count;
+	dma->rx_running = 0;
 
 	tty_flip_buffer_push(tty_port);
 }