diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_pl01x.c b/drivers/serial/serial_pl01x.c
index 2a6b61d40da54ed2d682504bcca3988767b32baf..e1bf4965f92123ce0605cbc93d02f0a1d56da1f2 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_pl01x.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_pl01x.c
@@ -72,22 +72,19 @@ static int pl01x_tstc(struct pl01x_regs *regs)
 static int pl01x_generic_serial_init(struct pl01x_regs *regs,
 				     enum pl01x_type type)
 {
+	switch (type) {
+	case TYPE_PL010:
+		/* disable everything */
+		writel(0, &regs->pl010_cr);
+		break;
+	case TYPE_PL011:
 #ifdef CONFIG_PL011_SERIAL_FLUSH_ON_INIT
-	if (type == TYPE_PL011) {
 		/* Empty RX fifo if necessary */
 		if (readl(&regs->pl011_cr) & UART_PL011_CR_UARTEN) {
 			while (!(readl(&regs->fr) & UART_PL01x_FR_RXFE))
 				readl(&regs->dr);
 		}
-	}
 #endif
-
-	switch (type) {
-	case TYPE_PL010:
-		/* disable everything */
-		writel(0, &regs->pl010_cr);
-		break;
-	case TYPE_PL011:
 		/* disable everything */
 		writel(0, &regs->pl011_cr);
 		break;