diff --git a/common/stdio.c b/common/stdio.c
index 2e5143a025..fbf06e29f0 100644
--- a/common/stdio.c
+++ b/common/stdio.c
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ static int nulldev_input(struct stdio_dev *dev)
 	/* nulldev is empty! */
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static void nulldev_clear(struct stdio_dev *dev)
+{
+	/* nulldev is empty! */
+}
 #endif
 
 static void stdio_serial_putc(struct stdio_dev *dev, const char c)
@@ -76,6 +81,11 @@ static int stdio_serial_tstc(struct stdio_dev *dev)
 	return serial_tstc();
 }
 
+static void stdio_serial_clear(struct stdio_dev *dev)
+{
+	serial_clear();
+}
+
 /**************************************************************************
  * SYSTEM DRIVERS
  **************************************************************************
@@ -93,6 +103,7 @@ static void drv_system_init (void)
 	dev.puts = stdio_serial_puts;
 	dev.getc = stdio_serial_getc;
 	dev.tstc = stdio_serial_tstc;
+	dev.clear = stdio_serial_clear;
 	stdio_register (&dev);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_DEVICE_NULLDEV
@@ -104,6 +115,7 @@ static void drv_system_init (void)
 	dev.puts = nulldev_puts;
 	dev.getc = nulldev_input;
 	dev.tstc = nulldev_input;
+	dev.clear = nulldev_clear;
 
 	stdio_register (&dev);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial-uclass.c b/drivers/serial/serial-uclass.c
index c86766bb44..aaa864b8ac 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial-uclass.c
@@ -201,6 +201,14 @@ static int __serial_tstc(struct udevice *dev)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static void __serial_clear(struct udevice *dev)
+{
+	struct dm_serial_ops *ops = serial_get_ops(dev);
+
+	if (ops->clear)
+		ops->clear(dev);
+}
+
 #if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(SERIAL_RX_BUFFER)
 static int _serial_tstc(struct udevice *dev)
 {
@@ -281,14 +289,10 @@ void serial_setbrg(void)
 
 void serial_clear(void)
 {
-	struct dm_serial_ops *ops;
-
 	if (!gd->cur_serial_dev)
 		return;
 
-	ops = serial_get_ops(gd->cur_serial_dev);
-	if (ops->setbrg)
-		ops->clear(gd->cur_serial_dev);
+	__serial_clear(gd->cur_serial_dev);
 }
 
 void serial_stdio_init(void)