diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_mxc.c b/drivers/serial/serial_mxc.c
index ee17a960d47..af1fd1ea9bc 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_mxc.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_mxc.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static int mxc_serial_putc(struct udevice *dev, const char ch)
 	struct mxc_serial_plat *plat = dev_get_plat(dev);
 	struct mxc_uart *const uart = plat->reg;
 
-	if (!(readl(&uart->ts) & UTS_TXEMPTY))
+	if (readl(&uart->ts) & UTS_TXFULL)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	writel(ch, &uart->txd);