diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
index f5b2f395af2d..71f968b5504c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
@@ -704,13 +704,8 @@ serial_omap_configure_xonxoff
 	serial_out(up, UART_MCR, up->mcr | UART_MCR_TCRTLR);
 	serial_out(up, UART_LCR, UART_LCR_CONF_MODE_B);
 	serial_out(up, UART_TI752_TCR, OMAP_UART_TCR_TRIG);
-	/* Enable special char function UARTi.EFR_REG[5] and
-	 * load the new software flow control mode IXON or IXOFF
-	 * and restore the UARTi.EFR_REG[4] ENHANCED_EN value.
-	 */
-	serial_out(up, UART_EFR, up->efr | UART_EFR_SCD);
+	serial_out(up, UART_EFR, up->efr);
 	serial_out(up, UART_LCR, UART_LCR_CONF_MODE_A);
-
 	serial_out(up, UART_MCR, up->mcr & ~UART_MCR_TCRTLR);
 	serial_out(up, UART_LCR, up->lcr);
 }
@@ -843,6 +838,7 @@ serial_omap_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 	serial_out(up, UART_LCR, UART_LCR_CONF_MODE_B);
 
 	up->efr = serial_in(up, UART_EFR);
+	up->efr &= ~UART_EFR_SCD;
 	serial_out(up, UART_EFR, up->efr | UART_EFR_ECB);
 
 	serial_out(up, UART_LCR, UART_LCR_CONF_MODE_A);