diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/uart.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/uart.c
index c6d01b800d3c..2b297df88bdd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/uart.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/uart.c
@@ -538,9 +538,9 @@ static void gb_tty_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	}
 
 	if (C_CRTSCTS(tty) && C_BAUD(tty) != B0)
-		newline.flow_control |= GB_SERIAL_AUTO_RTSCTS_EN;
+		newline.flow_control = GB_SERIAL_AUTO_RTSCTS_EN;
 	else
-		newline.flow_control &= ~GB_SERIAL_AUTO_RTSCTS_EN;
+		newline.flow_control = 0;
 
 	if (memcmp(&gb_tty->line_coding, &newline, sizeof(newline))) {
 		memcpy(&gb_tty->line_coding, &newline, sizeof(newline));