diff --git a/hw/char/imx_serial.c b/hw/char/imx_serial.c
index 7c353fde50..cb6761d40e 100644
--- a/hw/char/imx_serial.c
+++ b/hw/char/imx_serial.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ static void imx_serial_reset(IMXSerialState *s)
     s->ucr3 = 0x700;
     s->ubmr = 0;
     s->ubrc = 4;
+    s->ufcr = BIT(11) | BIT(0);
 
     fifo32_reset(&s->rx_fifo);
     timer_del(&s->ageing_timer);
diff --git a/include/hw/char/imx_serial.h b/include/hw/char/imx_serial.h
index 65f0e97c76..90ba3ff18c 100644
--- a/include/hw/char/imx_serial.h
+++ b/include/hw/char/imx_serial.h
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ struct IMXSerialState {
     uint32_t ucr1;
     uint32_t ucr2;
     uint32_t uts1;
+    uint32_t ufcr;
 
     /*
      * The registers below are implemented just so that the
      * guest OS sees what it has written
      */
     uint32_t onems;
-    uint32_t ufcr;
     uint32_t ubmr;
     uint32_t ubrc;
     uint32_t ucr3;