diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
index 920762d7b4a4..ebebc603a470 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static void cdns_uart_handle_rx(void *dev_id, unsigned int isrstatus)
 				continue;
 		}
 
-		if (uart_handle_sysrq_char(port, data))
+		if (uart_prepare_sysrq_char(port, data))
 			continue;
 
 		if (is_rxbs_support) {
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ static irqreturn_t cdns_uart_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	    !(readl(port->membase + CDNS_UART_CR) & CDNS_UART_CR_RX_DIS))
 		cdns_uart_handle_rx(dev_id, isrstatus);
 
-	uart_port_unlock(port);
+	uart_unlock_and_check_sysrq(port);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
@@ -1229,9 +1229,7 @@ static void cdns_uart_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s,
 	unsigned int imr, ctrl;
 	int locked = 1;
 
-	if (port->sysrq)
-		locked = 0;
-	else if (oops_in_progress)
+	if (oops_in_progress)
 		locked = uart_port_trylock_irqsave(port, &flags);
 	else
 		uart_port_lock_irqsave(port, &flags);