diff --git a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
index f9041aa626d673ea107d7bed562cc2beb6e95545..04b604fa2c9dc85035a87139d13e17752f2e0281 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/ns16550.c
@@ -267,12 +267,26 @@ static inline void _debug_uart_init(void)
 	serial_dout(&com_port->lcr, UART_LCRVAL);
 }
 
+static inline int NS16550_read_baud_divisor(struct NS16550 *com_port)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	serial_dout(&com_port->lcr, UART_LCR_BKSE | UART_LCRVAL);
+	ret = serial_din(&com_port->dll) & 0xff;
+	ret |= (serial_din(&com_port->dlm) & 0xff) << 8;
+	serial_dout(&com_port->lcr, UART_LCRVAL);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static inline void _debug_uart_putc(int ch)
 {
 	struct NS16550 *com_port = (struct NS16550 *)CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_BASE;
 
-	while (!(serial_din(&com_port->lsr) & UART_LSR_THRE))
-		;
+	while (!(serial_din(&com_port->lsr) & UART_LSR_THRE)) {
+		if (!NS16550_read_baud_divisor(com_port))
+			return;
+	}
 	serial_dout(&com_port->thr, ch);
 }