diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c
index 9154fd75134a..ab68ee346ec6 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ struct sc16is7xx_one {
 	struct sc16is7xx_one_config	config;
 	bool				irda_mode;
 	unsigned int			old_mctrl;
+	u8				old_lcr; /* Value before EFR access. */
 };
 
 struct sc16is7xx_port {
@@ -413,6 +414,49 @@ static void sc16is7xx_power(struct uart_port *port, int on)
 			      on ? 0 : SC16IS7XX_IER_SLEEP_BIT);
 }
 
+/* In an amazing feat of design, the Enhanced Features Register (EFR)
+ * shares the address of the Interrupt Identification Register (IIR).
+ * Access to EFR is switched on by writing a magic value (0xbf) to the
+ * Line Control Register (LCR). Any interrupt firing during this time will
+ * see the EFR where it expects the IIR to be, leading to
+ * "Unexpected interrupt" messages.
+ *
+ * Prevent this possibility by claiming a mutex while accessing the EFR,
+ * and claiming the same mutex from within the interrupt handler. This is
+ * similar to disabling the interrupt, but that doesn't work because the
+ * bulk of the interrupt processing is run as a workqueue job in thread
+ * context.
+ */
+static void sc16is7xx_efr_lock(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	struct sc16is7xx_one *one = to_sc16is7xx_one(port, port);
+
+	mutex_lock(&one->efr_lock);
+
+	/* Backup content of LCR. */
+	one->old_lcr = sc16is7xx_port_read(port, SC16IS7XX_LCR_REG);
+
+	/* Enable access to Enhanced register set */
+	sc16is7xx_port_write(port, SC16IS7XX_LCR_REG,
+			     SC16IS7XX_LCR_CONF_MODE_B);
+
+	/* Disable cache updates when writing to EFR registers */
+	regcache_cache_bypass(one->regmap, true);
+}
+
+static void sc16is7xx_efr_unlock(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	struct sc16is7xx_one *one = to_sc16is7xx_one(port, port);
+
+	/* Re-enable cache updates when writing to normal registers */
+	regcache_cache_bypass(one->regmap, false);
+
+	/* Restore original content of LCR */
+	sc16is7xx_port_write(port, SC16IS7XX_LCR_REG, one->old_lcr);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&one->efr_lock);
+}
+
 static void sc16is7xx_ier_clear(struct uart_port *port, u8 bit)
 {
 	struct sc16is7xx_port *s = dev_get_drvdata(port->dev);
@@ -523,45 +567,19 @@ static int sc16is7xx_set_baud(struct uart_port *port, int baud)
 		div /= 4;
 	}
 
-	/* In an amazing feat of design, the Enhanced Features Register shares
-	 * the address of the Interrupt Identification Register, and is
-	 * switched in by writing a magic value (0xbf) to the Line Control
-	 * Register. Any interrupt firing during this time will see the EFR
-	 * where it expects the IIR to be, leading to "Unexpected interrupt"
-	 * messages.
-	 *
-	 * Prevent this possibility by claiming a mutex while accessing the
-	 * EFR, and claiming the same mutex from within the interrupt handler.
-	 * This is similar to disabling the interrupt, but that doesn't work
-	 * because the bulk of the interrupt processing is run as a workqueue
-	 * job in thread context.
-	 */
-	mutex_lock(&one->efr_lock);
-
-	lcr = sc16is7xx_port_read(port, SC16IS7XX_LCR_REG);
-
-	/* Open the LCR divisors for configuration */
-	sc16is7xx_port_write(port, SC16IS7XX_LCR_REG,
-			     SC16IS7XX_LCR_CONF_MODE_B);
-
 	/* Enable enhanced features */
-	regcache_cache_bypass(one->regmap, true);
+	sc16is7xx_efr_lock(port);
 	sc16is7xx_port_update(port, SC16IS7XX_EFR_REG,
 			      SC16IS7XX_EFR_ENABLE_BIT,
 			      SC16IS7XX_EFR_ENABLE_BIT);
-
-	regcache_cache_bypass(one->regmap, false);
-
-	/* Put LCR back to the normal mode */
-	sc16is7xx_port_write(port, SC16IS7XX_LCR_REG, lcr);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&one->efr_lock);
+	sc16is7xx_efr_unlock(port);
 
 	sc16is7xx_port_update(port, SC16IS7XX_MCR_REG,
 			      SC16IS7XX_MCR_CLKSEL_BIT,
 			      prescaler);
 
-	/* Open the LCR divisors for configuration */
+	/* Backup LCR and access special register set (DLL/DLH) */
+	lcr = sc16is7xx_port_read(port, SC16IS7XX_LCR_REG);
 	sc16is7xx_port_write(port, SC16IS7XX_LCR_REG,
 			     SC16IS7XX_LCR_CONF_MODE_A);
 
@@ -571,7 +589,7 @@ static int sc16is7xx_set_baud(struct uart_port *port, int baud)
 	sc16is7xx_port_write(port, SC16IS7XX_DLL_REG, div % 256);
 	regcache_cache_bypass(one->regmap, false);
 
-	/* Put LCR back to the normal mode */
+	/* Restore LCR and access to general register set */
 	sc16is7xx_port_write(port, SC16IS7XX_LCR_REG, lcr);
 
 	return DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(clk / 16, div);
@@ -1049,17 +1067,7 @@ static void sc16is7xx_set_termios(struct uart_port *port,
 	if (!(termios->c_cflag & CREAD))
 		port->ignore_status_mask |= SC16IS7XX_LSR_BRK_ERROR_MASK;
 
-	/* As above, claim the mutex while accessing the EFR. */
-	mutex_lock(&one->efr_lock);
-
-	sc16is7xx_port_write(port, SC16IS7XX_LCR_REG,
-			     SC16IS7XX_LCR_CONF_MODE_B);
-
 	/* Configure flow control */
-	regcache_cache_bypass(one->regmap, true);
-	sc16is7xx_port_write(port, SC16IS7XX_XON1_REG, termios->c_cc[VSTART]);
-	sc16is7xx_port_write(port, SC16IS7XX_XOFF1_REG, termios->c_cc[VSTOP]);
-
 	port->status &= ~(UPSTAT_AUTOCTS | UPSTAT_AUTORTS);
 	if (termios->c_cflag & CRTSCTS) {
 		flow |= SC16IS7XX_EFR_AUTOCTS_BIT |
@@ -1071,16 +1079,16 @@ static void sc16is7xx_set_termios(struct uart_port *port,
 	if (termios->c_iflag & IXOFF)
 		flow |= SC16IS7XX_EFR_SWFLOW1_BIT;
 
-	sc16is7xx_port_update(port,
-			      SC16IS7XX_EFR_REG,
-			      SC16IS7XX_EFR_FLOWCTRL_BITS,
-			      flow);
-	regcache_cache_bypass(one->regmap, false);
-
 	/* Update LCR register */
 	sc16is7xx_port_write(port, SC16IS7XX_LCR_REG, lcr);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&one->efr_lock);
+	/* Update EFR registers */
+	sc16is7xx_efr_lock(port);
+	sc16is7xx_port_write(port, SC16IS7XX_XON1_REG, termios->c_cc[VSTART]);
+	sc16is7xx_port_write(port, SC16IS7XX_XOFF1_REG, termios->c_cc[VSTOP]);
+	sc16is7xx_port_update(port, SC16IS7XX_EFR_REG,
+			      SC16IS7XX_EFR_FLOWCTRL_BITS, flow);
+	sc16is7xx_efr_unlock(port);
 
 	/* Get baud rate generator configuration */
 	baud = uart_get_baud_rate(port, termios, old,
