diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
index de320dc24ad5..9e359e514cfb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
@@ -1329,7 +1329,6 @@ static void gsm_control_retransmit(struct timer_list *t)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&gsm->control_lock, flags);
 	ctrl = gsm->pending_cmd;
 	if (ctrl) {
-		gsm->cretries--;
 		if (gsm->cretries == 0) {
 			gsm->pending_cmd = NULL;
 			ctrl->error = -ETIMEDOUT;
@@ -1338,6 +1337,7 @@ static void gsm_control_retransmit(struct timer_list *t)
 			wake_up(&gsm->event);
 			return;
 		}
+		gsm->cretries--;
 		gsm_control_transmit(gsm, ctrl);
 		mod_timer(&gsm->t2_timer, jiffies + gsm->t2 * HZ / 100);
 	}
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ retry:
 
 	/* If DLCI0 is in ADM mode skip retries, it won't respond */
 	if (gsm->dlci[0]->mode == DLCI_MODE_ADM)
-		gsm->cretries = 1;
+		gsm->cretries = 0;
 	else
 		gsm->cretries = gsm->n2;
 
@@ -2268,7 +2268,7 @@ static int gsm_config(struct gsm_mux *gsm, struct gsm_config *c)
 	/* Check the MRU/MTU range looks sane */
 	if (c->mru > MAX_MRU || c->mtu > MAX_MTU || c->mru < 8 || c->mtu < 8)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (c->n2 < 3)
+	if (c->n2 > 255)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (c->encapsulation > 1)	/* Basic, advanced, no I */
 		return -EINVAL;