diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index 392154d136140110a70adddc3c2ffd1063e0bf51..060ae97539234e20ef5cb4b052fb3a9ab23be23d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ static void imx_disable_dma(struct imx_port *sport)
 static int imx_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct imx_port *sport = (struct imx_port *)port;
-	int retval;
+	int retval, i;
 	unsigned long flags, temp;
 
 	retval = clk_prepare_enable(sport->clk_per);
@@ -1098,17 +1098,15 @@ static int imx_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 
 	writel(temp & ~UCR4_DREN, sport->port.membase + UCR4);
 
-	if (USE_IRDA(sport)) {
-		/* reset fifo's and state machines */
-		int i = 100;
-		temp = readl(sport->port.membase + UCR2);
-		temp &= ~UCR2_SRST;
-		writel(temp, sport->port.membase + UCR2);
-		while (!(readl(sport->port.membase + UCR2) & UCR2_SRST) &&
-		    (--i > 0)) {
-			udelay(1);
-		}
-	}
+	/* Reset fifo's and state machines */
+	i = 100;
+
+	temp = readl(sport->port.membase + UCR2);
+	temp &= ~UCR2_SRST;
+	writel(temp, sport->port.membase + UCR2);
+
+	while (!(readl(sport->port.membase + UCR2) & UCR2_SRST) && (--i > 0))
+		udelay(1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Allocate the IRQ(s) i.MX1 has three interrupts whereas later