diff --git a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
index bbd91ca..87a0917 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@
 
 void NS16550_init(NS16550_t com_port, int baud_divisor)
 {
+#if (!defined(CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_BROKEN_TEMT))
 	while (!(serial_in(&com_port->lsr) & UART_LSR_TEMT))
 		;
+#endif
 
 	serial_out(CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_IER, &com_port->ier);
 #if (defined(CONFIG_OMAP) && !defined(CONFIG_OMAP3_ZOOM2)) || \