diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
index 97ee1fc1cd24..ecff9b208808 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
@@ -1763,6 +1763,10 @@ static irqreturn_t sci_br_interrupt(int irq, void *ptr)
 
 	/* Handle BREAKs */
 	sci_handle_breaks(port);
+
+	/* drop invalid character received before break was detected */
+	serial_port_in(port, SCxRDR);
+
 	sci_clear_SCxSR(port, SCxSR_BREAK_CLEAR(port));
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
@@ -1842,7 +1846,8 @@ static irqreturn_t sci_mpxed_interrupt(int irq, void *ptr)
 		ret = sci_er_interrupt(irq, ptr);
 
 	/* Break Interrupt */
-	if ((ssr_status & SCxSR_BRK(port)) && err_enabled)
+	if (s->irqs[SCIx_ERI_IRQ] != s->irqs[SCIx_BRI_IRQ] &&
+	    (ssr_status & SCxSR_BRK(port)) && err_enabled)
 		ret = sci_br_interrupt(irq, ptr);
 
 	/* Overrun Interrupt */