diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
index 6db23b035efe..9f63f8890a61 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
@@ -412,10 +412,12 @@ static void mxs_auart_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *u, unsigned mctrl)
 
 	u32 ctrl = readl(u->membase + AUART_CTRL2);
 
-	ctrl &= ~AUART_CTRL2_RTSEN;
+	ctrl &= ~(AUART_CTRL2_RTSEN | AUART_CTRL2_RTS);
 	if (mctrl & TIOCM_RTS) {
 		if (tty_port_cts_enabled(&u->state->port))
 			ctrl |= AUART_CTRL2_RTSEN;
+		else
+			ctrl |= AUART_CTRL2_RTS;
 	}
 
 	s->ctrl = mctrl;