diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index bba54ad0d434..94e0781e00e8 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -801,6 +801,21 @@ static irqreturn_t __imx_uart_rtsint(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 	imx_uart_writel(sport, USR1_RTSD, USR1);
 	usr1 = imx_uart_readl(sport, USR1) & USR1_RTSS;
+	/*
+	 * Update sport->old_status here, so any follow-up calls to
+	 * imx_uart_mctrl_check() will be able to recognize that RTS
+	 * state changed since last imx_uart_mctrl_check() call.
+	 *
+	 * In case RTS has been detected as asserted here and later on
+	 * deasserted by the time imx_uart_mctrl_check() was called,
+	 * imx_uart_mctrl_check() can detect the RTS state change and
+	 * trigger uart_handle_cts_change() to unblock the port for
+	 * further TX transfers.
+	 */
+	if (usr1 & USR1_RTSS)
+		sport->old_status |= TIOCM_CTS;
+	else
+		sport->old_status &= ~TIOCM_CTS;
 	uart_handle_cts_change(&sport->port, usr1);
 	wake_up_interruptible(&sport->port.state->port.delta_msr_wait);