diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
index ab3f6e91853d..e19bfbba8a01 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
@@ -1614,10 +1614,10 @@ static void sci_request_dma(struct uart_port *port)
 		hrtimer_init(&s->rx_timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
 		s->rx_timer.function = rx_timer_fn;
 
+		s->chan_rx_saved = s->chan_rx = chan;
+
 		if (port->type == PORT_SCIFA || port->type == PORT_SCIFB)
 			sci_submit_rx(s);
-
-		s->chan_rx_saved = s->chan_rx = chan;
 	}
 }