diff --git a/src/hal/drivers/mesa-hostmot2/pktuart.c b/src/hal/drivers/mesa-hostmot2/pktuart.c
index 4234b01e82..5d2b92f7d1 100644
--- a/src/hal/drivers/mesa-hostmot2/pktuart.c
+++ b/src/hal/drivers/mesa-hostmot2/pktuart.c
@@ -532,12 +532,13 @@ int hm2_pktuart_send(char *name, const unsigned char data[], rtapi_u8 *num_frame
         r = hm2->llio->queue_write(hm2->llio, hm2->pktuart.instance[inst].tx_fifo_count_addr,
                                      &buff, sizeof(rtapi_u32));
         // Check for Send Count FIFO error
-        r = hm2->llio->queue_read(hm2->llio, hm2->pktuart.instance[inst].tx_mode_addr,
-                                     &buff, sizeof(rtapi_u32));
-        if ((buff >> 4) & 0x01) {
-            HM2_ERR_NO_LL("%s: SCFFIFO error\n", name);
-            return -HM2_PKTUART_TxSCFIFOError;
-        }
+//        r = hm2->llio->queue_read(hm2->llio, hm2->pktuart.instance[inst].tx_mode_addr,
+//                                     &buff, sizeof(rtapi_u32));
+//
+//        if ((buff >> 4) & 0x01) {
+//            HM2_ERR_NO_LL("%s: SCFFIFO error\n", name);
+//            return -HM2_PKTUART_TxSCFIFOError;
+//        }
         if (r < 0){
             HM2_ERR("%s send: hm2->llio->queue_write failure\n", name);
             return -1;