diff --git a/board/qca/arm/common/board_init.c b/board/qca/arm/common/board_init.c
index e31e99f044..d875ea8798 100644
--- a/board/qca/arm/common/board_init.c
+++ b/board/qca/arm/common/board_init.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ int board_init(void)
 #endif
 	disable_audio_clks();
 	/*
-	 * Needed by ipq806x to avoid TX FIFO curruption during
+	 * Needed by ipq806x & ipq9574 to avoid TX FIFO curruption during
 	 * serial init after relocation
 	 */
 	uart_wait_tx_empty();
diff --git a/board/qca/arm/ipq9574/ipq9574.c b/board/qca/arm/ipq9574/ipq9574.c
index 731a266a3d..952c7e597c 100644
--- a/board/qca/arm/ipq9574/ipq9574.c
+++ b/board/qca/arm/ipq9574/ipq9574.c
@@ -1600,3 +1600,8 @@ int do_dpr(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *const argv[])
 U_BOOT_CMD(dpr_execute, 2, 0, do_dpr,
 		"Debug Policy Request processing\n",
 		"dpr_execute [address] - Processing dpr\n");
+
+void uart_wait_tx_empty(void)
+{
+        ipq_serial_wait_tx_empty();
+}