diff --git a/packages/bindings/src/serialport_win.cpp b/packages/bindings/src/serialport_win.cpp
index bdce93ac9..c28f8c019 100644
--- a/packages/bindings/src/serialport_win.cpp
+++ b/packages/bindings/src/serialport_win.cpp
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ void EIO_AfterList(uv_work_t* req) {
 void EIO_Flush(uv_work_t* req) {
   VoidBaton* data = static_cast<VoidBaton*>(req->data);
 
-  DWORD purge_all = PURGE_RXABORT | PURGE_RXCLEAR | PURGE_TXABORT | PURGE_TXCLEAR;
+  DWORD purge_all = PURGE_RXCLEAR | PURGE_TXABORT | PURGE_TXCLEAR;
   if (!PurgeComm(int2handle(data->fd), purge_all)) {
     ErrorCodeToString("Flushing connection (PurgeComm)", GetLastError(), data->errorString);
     return;