diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
index f5c4e92b5..f97f1f456 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
@@ -237,6 +237,12 @@ static inline void atmel_uart_write_char(struct uart_port *port, u8 value)
 
 #endif
 
+static inline int atmel_uart_is_half_duplex(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	return (port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) &&
+		!(port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_ATMEL_PDC
 static bool atmel_use_pdc_rx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
@@ -481,9 +487,9 @@ static void atmel_stop_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 	/* Disable interrupts */
 	atmel_uart_writel(port, ATMEL_US_IDR, atmel_port->tx_done_mask);
 
-	if ((port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) &&
-	    !(port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX))
+	if (atmel_uart_is_half_duplex(port))
 		atmel_start_rx(port);
+
 }
 
 /*
@@ -500,8 +506,7 @@ static void atmel_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 		return;
 
 	if (atmel_use_pdc_tx(port) || atmel_use_dma_tx(port))
-		if ((port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) &&
-		    !(port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX))
+		if (atmel_uart_is_half_duplex(port))
 			atmel_stop_rx(port);
 
 	if (atmel_use_pdc_tx(port))
@@ -810,8 +815,7 @@ static void atmel_complete_tx_dma(void *arg)
 	 */
 	if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit))
 		tasklet_schedule(&atmel_port->tasklet);
-	else if ((port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) &&
-		 !(port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX)) {
+	else if (atmel_uart_is_half_duplex(port)) {
 		/* DMA done, stop TX, start RX for RS485 */
 		atmel_start_rx(port);
 	}
@@ -1388,8 +1392,7 @@ static void atmel_tx_pdc(struct uart_port *port)
 		atmel_uart_writel(port, ATMEL_US_IER,
 				  atmel_port->tx_done_mask);
 	} else {
-		if ((port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) &&
-		    !(port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX)) {
+		if (atmel_uart_is_half_duplex(port)) {
 			/* DMA done, stop TX, start RX for RS485 */
 			atmel_start_rx(port);
 		}