diff --git a/drivers/serial/uart_liteuart.c b/drivers/serial/uart_liteuart.c
index 073d565770e..d23b68b7c5c 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/uart_liteuart.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/uart_liteuart.c
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ static void liteuart_uart_irq_handler(const struct device *dev)
 		data->callback(dev, data->cb_data);
 	}
 
-	/* clear events */
-	litex_write8(UART_EV_TX | UART_EV_RX, UART_EV_PENDING_ADDR);
+	/* Clear RX events, TX events still needed to enqueue the next transfer */
+	litex_write8(UART_EV_RX, UART_EV_PENDING_ADDR);
 
 	irq_unlock(key);
 }