--- a/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c @@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ static void stm32_usart_start_tx(struct struct serial_rs485 *rs485conf = &port->rs485; struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit; - if (uart_circ_empty(xmit)) + if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) && !port->x_char) return; if (rs485conf->flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) {