diff --git a/drivers/serial/uart_rpmsg.c b/drivers/serial/uart_rpmsg.c
index 30b5d0ec73..a312848475 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/uart_rpmsg.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/uart_rpmsg.c
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ static void uart_rpmsg_device_destroy(FAR struct rpmsg_device *rdev,
     {
       rpmsg_destroy_ept(&priv->ept);
     }
+
+  dev->dmatx.nbytes = dev->dmatx.length + dev->dmatx.nlength;
+  uart_xmitchars_done(dev);
 }
 
 static int uart_rpmsg_ept_cb(FAR struct rpmsg_endpoint *ept, FAR void *data,