diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
index d205fce1950a..99dfa884cbef 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
@@ -515,7 +515,10 @@ static unsigned int stm32_usart_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
 	struct stm32_port *stm32_port = to_stm32_port(port);
 	const struct stm32_usart_offsets *ofs = &stm32_port->info->ofs;
 
-	return readl_relaxed(port->membase + ofs->isr) & USART_SR_TXE;
+	if (readl_relaxed(port->membase + ofs->isr) & USART_SR_TC)
+		return TIOCSER_TEMT;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void stm32_usart_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int mctrl)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.h b/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.h
index cb4f327c46db..94b568aa46bb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.h
@@ -127,9 +127,6 @@ struct stm32_usart_info stm32h7_info = {
 /* Dummy bits */
 #define USART_SR_DUMMY_RX	BIT(16)
 
-/* USART_ICR (F7) */
-#define USART_CR_TC		BIT(6)
-
 /* USART_DR */
 #define USART_DR_MASK		GENMASK(8, 0)