diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sifive.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sifive.c
index ec9bd2207271..7015632c4990 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sifive.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sifive.c
@@ -667,12 +667,16 @@ static void sifive_serial_set_termios(struct uart_port *port,
 	int rate;
 	char nstop;
 
-	if ((termios->c_cflag & CSIZE) != CS8)
+	if ((termios->c_cflag & CSIZE) != CS8) {
 		dev_err_once(ssp->port.dev, "only 8-bit words supported\n");
+		termios->c_cflag &= ~CSIZE;
+		termios->c_cflag |= CS8;
+	}
 	if (termios->c_iflag & (INPCK | PARMRK))
 		dev_err_once(ssp->port.dev, "parity checking not supported\n");
 	if (termios->c_iflag & BRKINT)
 		dev_err_once(ssp->port.dev, "BREAK detection not supported\n");
+	termios->c_iflag &= ~(INPCK|PARMRK|BRKINT);
 
 	/* Set number of stop bits */
 	nstop = (termios->c_cflag & CSTOPB) ? 2 : 1;