diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
index 56e587b94823..2facdbcd73eb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
@@ -1819,6 +1819,11 @@ static void pl011_unthrottle_rx(struct uart_port *port)
 
 	pl011_write(uap->im, uap, REG_IMSC);
 
+	if (uap->using_rx_dma) {
+		uap->dmacr |= UART011_RXDMAE;
+		pl011_write(uap->dmacr, uap, REG_DMACR);
+	}
+
 	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&uap->port, flags);
 }