diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
index b136c596fe6a..9f40f6e57b15 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
@@ -1328,6 +1328,7 @@ static void lpuart_dma_rx_free(struct uart_port *port)
 	struct dma_chan *chan = sport->dma_rx_chan;
 
 	dmaengine_terminate_sync(chan);
+	del_timer_sync(&sport->lpuart_timer);
 	dma_unmap_sg(chan->device->dev, &sport->rx_sgl, 1, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 	kfree(sport->rx_ring.buf);
 	sport->rx_ring.tail = 0;
@@ -1762,7 +1763,6 @@ static int lpuart32_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 static void lpuart_dma_shutdown(struct lpuart_port *sport)
 {
 	if (sport->lpuart_dma_rx_use) {
-		del_timer_sync(&sport->lpuart_timer);
 		lpuart_dma_rx_free(&sport->port);
 		sport->lpuart_dma_rx_use = false;
 	}
@@ -1922,10 +1922,8 @@ lpuart_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 	 * Since timer function acqures sport->port.lock, need to stop before
 	 * acquring same lock because otherwise del_timer_sync() can deadlock.
 	 */
-	if (old && sport->lpuart_dma_rx_use) {
-		del_timer_sync(&sport->lpuart_timer);
+	if (old && sport->lpuart_dma_rx_use)
 		lpuart_dma_rx_free(&sport->port);
-	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
 
@@ -2159,10 +2157,8 @@ lpuart32_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 	 * Since timer function acqures sport->port.lock, need to stop before
 	 * acquring same lock because otherwise del_timer_sync() can deadlock.
 	 */
-	if (old && sport->lpuart_dma_rx_use) {
-		del_timer_sync(&sport->lpuart_timer);
+	if (old && sport->lpuart_dma_rx_use)
 		lpuart_dma_rx_free(&sport->port);
-	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
 
@@ -2962,7 +2958,6 @@ static int lpuart_suspend(struct device *dev)
 			 * cannot resume as expected, hence gracefully release the
 			 * Rx DMA path before suspend and start Rx DMA path on resume.
 			 */
-			del_timer_sync(&sport->lpuart_timer);
 			lpuart_dma_rx_free(&sport->port);
 
 			/* Disable Rx DMA to use UART port as wakeup source */