diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
index cbb4f3222116a..92242fa1d7859 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
@@ -896,12 +896,9 @@ static void qcom_geni_serial_handle_rx_dma(struct uart_port *uport, bool drop)
 	port->rx_dma_addr = 0;
 
 	rx_in = readl(uport->membase + SE_DMA_RX_LEN_IN);
-	if (!rx_in) {
-		dev_warn(uport->dev, "serial engine reports 0 RX bytes in!\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (!drop)
+	if (!rx_in)
+		dev_warn_ratelimited(uport->dev, "serial engine reports 0 RX bytes in!\n");
+	else if (!drop)
 		handle_rx_uart(uport, rx_in);
 
 	ret = geni_se_rx_dma_prep(&port->se, port->rx_buf,