diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-qca-common/uart.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-qca-common/uart.h
index cf9e839f6e..1062421131 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-qca-common/uart.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-qca-common/uart.h
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ struct ipq_serial_platdata {
 #define MSM_BOOT_UART_DM_RX_BREAK            (1 << 6)
 #define MSM_BOOT_UART_DM_HUNT_CHAR           (1 << 7)
 #define MSM_BOOT_UART_DM_RX_BRK_START_LAST   (1 << 8)
+#define MSM_BOOT_UART_DM_RX_STALE_TIMEOUT    (2 << 10)
 
 /* UART Receive FIFO Registers - 4 in numbers */
 #if PERIPH_BLK_BLSP
diff --git a/drivers/serial/qca_uart.c b/drivers/serial/qca_uart.c
index 77acd785a0..b04c68031a 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/qca_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/qca_uart.c
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ msm_boot_uart_dm_read(unsigned int *data, int *count, int wait,
 
 	/* Check for DM_RXSTALE for RX transfer to finish */
 	while (!(status_reg & MSM_BOOT_UART_DM_RXSTALE)) {
+		status_reg = readl(MSM_BOOT_UART_DM_SR(base));
+		if((status_reg & MSM_BOOT_UART_DM_RX_STALE_TIMEOUT) && \
+			(status_reg & MSM_BOOT_UART_DM_SR_RXFULL)) {
+			printf("Console buffer overflow occured!!");
+			msm_boot_uart_dm_init_rx_transfer(base);
+			total_rx_data = rx_data_read = 0;
+			return MSM_BOOT_UART_DM_E_RX_NOT_READY;
+		}
+
 		status_reg = readl(MSM_BOOT_UART_DM_MISR(base));
 		if (!wait)
 			return MSM_BOOT_UART_DM_E_RX_NOT_READY;