diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
index 64f18bf1e694..74c21152367a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ static struct tegra_uart_chip_data tegra20_uart_chip_data = {
 	.fifo_mode_enable_status	= false,
 	.uart_max_port			= 5,
 	.max_dma_burst_bytes		= 4,
-	.error_tolerance_low_range	= 0,
+	.error_tolerance_low_range	= -4,
 	.error_tolerance_high_range	= 4,
 };
 
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ static struct tegra_uart_chip_data tegra30_uart_chip_data = {
 	.fifo_mode_enable_status	= false,
 	.uart_max_port			= 5,
 	.max_dma_burst_bytes		= 4,
-	.error_tolerance_low_range	= 0,
+	.error_tolerance_low_range	= -4,
 	.error_tolerance_high_range	= 4,
 };