diff --git a/embassy-stm32/src/usart/mod.rs b/embassy-stm32/src/usart/mod.rs
index 07406121..3f5b9952 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/src/usart/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32/src/usart/mod.rs
@@ -222,10 +222,48 @@ impl<'d, T: BasicInstance, TxDma, RxDma> Uart<'d, T, TxDma, RxDma> {
         rx_dma: impl Peripheral<P = RxDma> + 'd,
         config: Config,
     ) -> Self {
-        into_ref!(_inner, rx, tx, tx_dma, rx_dma);
+        T::enable();
+        T::reset();
+
+        Self::new_inner(_inner, rx, tx, tx_dma, rx_dma, config)
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_with_rtscts(
+        _inner: impl Peripheral<P = T> + 'd,
+        rx: impl Peripheral<P = impl RxPin<T>> + 'd,
+        tx: impl Peripheral<P = impl TxPin<T>> + 'd,
+        rts: impl Peripheral<P = impl RtsPin<T>> + 'd,
+        cts: impl Peripheral<P = impl CtsPin<T>> + 'd,
+        tx_dma: impl Peripheral<P = TxDma> + 'd,
+        rx_dma: impl Peripheral<P = RxDma> + 'd,
+        config: Config,
+    ) -> Self {
+        into_ref!(cts, rts);
 
         T::enable();
         T::reset();
+
+        unsafe {
+            rts.set_as_af(rts.af_num(), AFType::OutputPushPull);
+            cts.set_as_af(cts.af_num(), AFType::Input);
+            T::regs().cr3().write(|w| {
+                w.set_rtse(true);
+                w.set_ctse(true);
+            });
+        }
+        Self::new_inner(_inner, rx, tx, tx_dma, rx_dma, config)
+    }
+
+    fn new_inner(
+        _inner: impl Peripheral<P = T> + 'd,
+        rx: impl Peripheral<P = impl RxPin<T>> + 'd,
+        tx: impl Peripheral<P = impl TxPin<T>> + 'd,
+        tx_dma: impl Peripheral<P = TxDma> + 'd,
+        rx_dma: impl Peripheral<P = RxDma> + 'd,
+        config: Config,
+    ) -> Self {
+        into_ref!(_inner, rx, tx, tx_dma, rx_dma);
+
         let pclk_freq = T::frequency();
 
         // TODO: better calculation, including error checking and OVER8 if possible.
@@ -264,29 +302,6 @@ impl<'d, T: BasicInstance, TxDma, RxDma> Uart<'d, T, TxDma, RxDma> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn new_with_rtscts(
-        _inner: impl Peripheral<P = T> + 'd,
-        rx: impl Peripheral<P = impl RxPin<T>> + 'd,
-        tx: impl Peripheral<P = impl TxPin<T>> + 'd,
-        rts: impl Peripheral<P = impl RtsPin<T>> + 'd,
-        cts: impl Peripheral<P = impl CtsPin<T>> + 'd,
-        tx_dma: impl Peripheral<P = TxDma> + 'd,
-        rx_dma: impl Peripheral<P = RxDma> + 'd,
-        config: Config,
-    ) -> Self {
-        into_ref!(cts, rts);
-
-        unsafe {
-            rts.set_as_af(rts.af_num(), AFType::OutputPushPull);
-            cts.set_as_af(cts.af_num(), AFType::Input);
-            T::regs().cr3().write(|w| {
-                w.set_rtse(true);
-                w.set_ctse(true);
-            });
-        }
-        Self::new(_inner, rx, tx, tx_dma, rx_dma, config)
-    }
-
     pub async fn write(&mut self, buffer: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error>
     where
         TxDma: crate::usart::TxDma<T>,