diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/pl011.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/pl011.txt
index 77863aefe9ef1e..8d65b0ec2828b6 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/pl011.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/pl011.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ Optional properties:
 - poll-timeout-ms:
 	   Poll timeout when auto-poll is set, default
 	   3000ms.
+- cts-event-workaround:
+	   Enables the (otherwise vendor-specific) workaround for the
+	   CTS-induced TX lockup.
 
 See also bindings/arm/primecell.txt
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
index 424bdc500864a8..b224306633f62c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
@@ -2665,6 +2665,11 @@ static int pl011_probe(struct amba_device *dev, const struct amba_id *id)
 	if (IS_ERR(uap->clk))
 		return PTR_ERR(uap->clk);
 
+	if (of_property_read_bool(dev->dev.of_node, "cts-event-workaround")) {
+	    vendor->cts_event_workaround = true;
+	    dev_info(&dev->dev, "cts_event_workaround enabled\n");
+	}
+
 	uap->reg_offset = vendor->reg_offset;
 	uap->vendor = vendor;
 	uap->fifosize = vendor->get_fifosize(dev);