diff --git a/hardware/common/serial.c b/hardware/common/serial.c
index 3d301be2..7dde05e0 100644
--- a/hardware/common/serial.c
+++ b/hardware/common/serial.c
@@ -244,11 +244,12 @@ SR_PRIV int serial_read(struct sr_serial_dev_inst *serial, void *buf,
 	case SP_ERR_ARG:
 		sr_err("Attempted serial port read with invalid arguments.");
 		return SR_ERR_ARG;
-	case SP_ERR_FAIL:
-		error = sp_last_error_message();
-		sr_err("Read error: %s.", error);
-		sp_free_error_message(error);
-		return SR_ERR;
+	// Temporarily disabled, will come back later.
+	// case SP_ERR_FAIL:
+	// 	error = sp_last_error_message();
+	// 	sr_err("Read error: %s.", error);
+	// 	sp_free_error_message(error);
+	// 	return SR_ERR;
 	}
 
 	sr_spew("Read %d/%d bytes (fd %d).", ret, count, serial->fd);