diff --git a/usart/usart.cpp b/usart/usart.cpp
index e201c74..b451df5 100644
--- a/usart/usart.cpp
+++ b/usart/usart.cpp
@@ -332,11 +332,19 @@ bool USART0::receiveLine( char *szBuffer, size_t sizeBufferLength, const char *s
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void USART0::flushReceive( uint16_t ui16TimeoutMS )
+void USART0::flushReceive()
 {
 	uint8_t ui8Received;
 
-	while( receiveByte( ui8Received, ui16TimeoutMS ) );
+	while( m_vsizeRXBufferHead != m_vsizeRXBufferTail )
+	{
+		receiveByte( ui8Received );
+	}
+
+	if( !( SREG & ( 1 << SREG_I ) ) && ( *m_vui8pUCSRA & ( 1 << RXC_D ) ) )
+	{
+		ui8Received = *m_vui8pUDR;
+	}
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/usart/usart.h b/usart/usart.h
index a4d2850..1e0b1bb 100644
--- a/usart/usart.h
+++ b/usart/usart.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
 * Copyright (c) by BlackMark 2015-2016
-* Date 22/05/2016
-* Version 2.8
+* Date 24/05/2016
+* Version 2.9
 */
 
 #ifndef USART_H
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public:
 	bool receiveByte( uint8_t &ui8Data );
 	bool receiveByte( uint8_t &ui8Data, uint16_t ui16TimeoutMS );
 	bool receiveLine( char *szBuffer, size_t sizeBufferLength, const char *szLineTerminator = "\r\n" );
-	void flushReceive( uint16_t ui16TimeoutMS );
+	void flushReceive();
 
 	void transmitByte( uint8_t ui8Data );
 	void transmitString( const char *szString );