diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index c744feabd7cd..fb1ea2f44891 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -2091,7 +2091,8 @@ static void serial8250_break_ctl(struct uart_port *port, int break_state)
 	serial8250_rpm_put(up);
 }
 
-static void wait_for_lsr(struct uart_8250_port *up, int bits)
+/* Returns true if @bits were set, false on timeout */
+static bool wait_for_lsr(struct uart_8250_port *up, int bits)
 {
 	unsigned int status, tmout = 10000;
 
@@ -2106,11 +2107,11 @@ static void wait_for_lsr(struct uart_8250_port *up, int bits)
 		udelay(1);
 		touch_nmi_watchdog();
 	}
+
+	return (tmout != 0);
 }
 
-/*
- *	Wait for transmitter & holding register to empty
- */
+/* Wait for transmitter and holding register to empty with timeout */
 static void wait_for_xmitr(struct uart_8250_port *up, int bits)
 {
 	unsigned int tmout;
@@ -3349,6 +3350,16 @@ static void serial8250_console_restore(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 	serial8250_out_MCR(up, up->mcr | UART_MCR_DTR | UART_MCR_RTS);
 }
 
+static void fifo_wait_for_lsr(struct uart_8250_port *up, unsigned int count)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		if (wait_for_lsr(up, UART_LSR_THRE))
+			return;
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Print a string to the serial port using the device FIFO
  *
@@ -3358,13 +3369,15 @@ static void serial8250_console_restore(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 static void serial8250_console_fifo_write(struct uart_8250_port *up,
 					  const char *s, unsigned int count)
 {
-	int i;
 	const char *end = s + count;
 	unsigned int fifosize = up->tx_loadsz;
+	unsigned int tx_count = 0;
 	bool cr_sent = false;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	while (s != end) {
-		wait_for_lsr(up, UART_LSR_THRE);
+		/* Allow timeout for each byte of a possibly full FIFO */
+		fifo_wait_for_lsr(up, fifosize);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < fifosize && s != end; ++i) {
 			if (*s == '\n' && !cr_sent) {
@@ -3375,7 +3388,14 @@ static void serial8250_console_fifo_write(struct uart_8250_port *up,
 				cr_sent = false;
 			}
 		}
+		tx_count = i;
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Allow timeout for each byte written since the caller will only wait
+	 * for UART_LSR_BOTH_EMPTY using the timeout of a single character
+	 */
+	fifo_wait_for_lsr(up, tx_count);
 }
 
 /*