diff --git a/bsps/include/dev/serial/zynq-uart-regs.h b/bsps/include/dev/serial/zynq-uart-regs.h
index 8de6d2ea58..946a72bc7b 100644
--- a/bsps/include/dev/serial/zynq-uart-regs.h
+++ b/bsps/include/dev/serial/zynq-uart-regs.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ typedef struct zynq_uart {
 #define ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR_ODD 0x01U
 #define ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR_SPACE 0x02U
 #define ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR_MARK 0x03U
+#define ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR_MASK ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR(7)
 #define ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR_NONE 0x04U
 #define ZYNQ_UART_MODE_CHRL(val) BSP_FLD32(val, 1, 2)
 #define ZYNQ_UART_MODE_CHRL_GET(reg) BSP_FLD32GET(reg, 1, 2)
diff --git a/bsps/shared/dev/serial/zynq-uart.c b/bsps/shared/dev/serial/zynq-uart.c
index ebeb8e1a52..881eca9902 100644
--- a/bsps/shared/dev/serial/zynq-uart.c
+++ b/bsps/shared/dev/serial/zynq-uart.c
@@ -193,16 +193,13 @@ static bool zynq_uart_set_attributes(
    */
   mode |= ZYNQ_UART_MODE_CHMODE(ZYNQ_UART_MODE_CHMODE_NORMAL);
 
-  /*
-   * Parity
-   */
-  mode |= ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR(ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR_NONE);
-  if (term->c_cflag & PARENB) {
-    if (!(term->c_cflag & PARODD)) {
-      mode |= ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR(ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR_ODD);
-    } else {
-      mode |= ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR(ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR_EVEN);
-    }
+  /* Apply correct parity */
+  if (!(term->c_cflag & PARENB)) {
+    mode |= ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR(ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR_NONE);
+  } else if (term->c_cflag & PARODD) {
+    mode |= ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR(ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR_ODD);
+  } else {
+    mode |= ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR(ZYNQ_UART_MODE_PAR_EVEN);
   }
 
   /*