diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 6a8963caf954..108b389e6e12 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ static struct lock_class_key port_lock_key;
 
 #define HIGH_BITS_OFFSET	((sizeof(long)-sizeof(int))*8)
 
+/*
+ * Max time with active RTS before/after data is sent.
+ */
+#define RS485_MAX_RTS_DELAY	100 /* msecs */
+
 static void uart_change_speed(struct tty_struct *tty, struct uart_state *state,
 					struct ktermios *old_termios);
 static void uart_wait_until_sent(struct tty_struct *tty, int timeout);
@@ -1296,8 +1301,36 @@ static int uart_set_rs485_config(struct uart_port *port,
 	if (copy_from_user(&rs485, rs485_user, sizeof(*rs485_user)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
+	/* pick sane settings if the user hasn't */
+	if (!(rs485.flags & SER_RS485_RTS_ON_SEND) ==
+	    !(rs485.flags & SER_RS485_RTS_AFTER_SEND)) {
+		dev_warn_ratelimited(port->dev,
+			"%s (%d): invalid RTS setting, using RTS_ON_SEND instead\n",
+			port->name, port->line);
+		rs485.flags |= SER_RS485_RTS_ON_SEND;
+		rs485.flags &= ~SER_RS485_RTS_AFTER_SEND;
+	}
+
+	if (rs485.delay_rts_before_send > RS485_MAX_RTS_DELAY) {
+		rs485.delay_rts_before_send = RS485_MAX_RTS_DELAY;
+		dev_warn_ratelimited(port->dev,
+			"%s (%d): RTS delay before sending clamped to %u ms\n",
+			port->name, port->line, rs485.delay_rts_before_send);
+	}
+
+	if (rs485.delay_rts_after_send > RS485_MAX_RTS_DELAY) {
+		rs485.delay_rts_after_send = RS485_MAX_RTS_DELAY;
+		dev_warn_ratelimited(port->dev,
+			"%s (%d): RTS delay after sending clamped to %u ms\n",
+			port->name, port->line, rs485.delay_rts_after_send);
+	}
+	/* Return clean padding area to userspace */
+	memset(rs485.padding, 0, sizeof(rs485.padding));
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
 	ret = port->rs485_config(port, &rs485);
+	if (!ret)
+		port->rs485 = rs485;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;