diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
index 8a3e34234e98..b0d2a6c5afcb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ static int cdns_uart_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 	 * the receiver.
 	 */
 	status = readl(port->membase + CDNS_UART_CR);
-	status &= CDNS_UART_CR_RX_DIS;
+	status &= ~CDNS_UART_CR_RX_DIS;
 	status |= CDNS_UART_CR_RX_EN;
 	writel(status, port->membase + CDNS_UART_CR);