diff --git a/hw/char/sh_serial.c b/hw/char/sh_serial.c
index 247aeb071a..41c8175a63 100644
--- a/hw/char/sh_serial.c
+++ b/hw/char/sh_serial.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static uint64_t sh_serial_read(void *opaque, hwaddr offs,
 
 static int sh_serial_can_receive(SHSerialState *s)
 {
-    return s->scr & (1 << 4);
+    return s->scr & (1 << 4) ? SH_RX_FIFO_LENGTH - s->rx_head : 0;
 }
 
 static void sh_serial_receive_break(SHSerialState *s)
@@ -353,22 +353,20 @@ static void sh_serial_receive1(void *opaque, const uint8_t *buf, int size)
     if (s->feat & SH_SERIAL_FEAT_SCIF) {
         int i;
         for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-            if (s->rx_cnt < SH_RX_FIFO_LENGTH) {
-                s->rx_fifo[s->rx_head++] = buf[i];
-                if (s->rx_head == SH_RX_FIFO_LENGTH) {
-                    s->rx_head = 0;
-                }
-                s->rx_cnt++;
-                if (s->rx_cnt >= s->rtrg) {
-                    s->flags |= SH_SERIAL_FLAG_RDF;
-                    if (s->scr & (1 << 6) && s->rxi) {
-                        timer_del(&s->fifo_timeout_timer);
-                        qemu_set_irq(s->rxi, 1);
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    timer_mod(&s->fifo_timeout_timer,
-                        qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) + 15 * s->etu);
+            s->rx_fifo[s->rx_head++] = buf[i];
+            if (s->rx_head == SH_RX_FIFO_LENGTH) {
+                s->rx_head = 0;
+            }
+            s->rx_cnt++;
+            if (s->rx_cnt >= s->rtrg) {
+                s->flags |= SH_SERIAL_FLAG_RDF;
+                if (s->scr & (1 << 6) && s->rxi) {
+                    timer_del(&s->fifo_timeout_timer);
+                    qemu_set_irq(s->rxi, 1);
                 }
+            } else {
+                timer_mod(&s->fifo_timeout_timer,
+                    qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) + 15 * s->etu);
             }
         }
     } else {