diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index d3f8f0e7a5a6268f5c9ed6e60f2256fe38ab44ea..224bc0a22908ad744c0b5aaf3d16183788913a14 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ config N_HDLC
 
 config RISCOM8
 	tristate "SDL RISCom/8 card support"
-	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && BROKEN
+	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
 	help
 	  This is a driver for the SDL Communications RISCom/8 multiport card,
 	  which gives you many serial ports. You would need something like
diff --git a/drivers/char/riscom8.c b/drivers/char/riscom8.c
index 724b2b20f4b2bc881a02cef4dd090fbb22207915..2c6c8f33d6b43e7dda4d7b03fb8f0615698d0bb3 100644
--- a/drivers/char/riscom8.c
+++ b/drivers/char/riscom8.c
@@ -1250,11 +1250,15 @@ static int rc_tiocmset(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void rc_send_break(struct riscom_port *port, unsigned long length)
+static int rc_send_break(struct tty_struct *tty, int length)
 {
+	struct riscom_port *port = (struct riscom_port *)tty->driver_data;
 	struct riscom_board *bp = port_Board(port);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	if (length == 0 || length == -1)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&riscom_lock, flags);
 
 	port->break_length = RISCOM_TPS / HZ * length;
@@ -1268,6 +1272,7 @@ static void rc_send_break(struct riscom_port *port, unsigned long length)
 	rc_wait_CCR(bp);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&riscom_lock, flags);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int rc_set_serial_info(struct riscom_port *port,
@@ -1342,27 +1347,12 @@ static int rc_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp,
 {
 	struct riscom_port *port = (struct riscom_port *)tty->driver_data;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
-	int retval = 0;
+	int retval;
 
 	if (rc_paranoia_check(port, tty->name, "rc_ioctl"))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
-	case TCSBRK:	/* SVID version: non-zero arg --> no break */
-		retval = tty_check_change(tty);
-		if (retval)
-			return retval;
-		tty_wait_until_sent(tty, 0);
-		if (!arg)
-			rc_send_break(port, HZ/4);	/* 1/4 second */
-		break;
-	case TCSBRKP:	/* support for POSIX tcsendbreak() */
-		retval = tty_check_change(tty);
-		if (retval)
-			return retval;
-		tty_wait_until_sent(tty, 0);
-		rc_send_break(port, arg ? arg*(HZ/10) : HZ/4);
-		break;
 	case TIOCGSERIAL:
 		lock_kernel();
 		retval = rc_get_serial_info(port, argp);
@@ -1517,6 +1507,7 @@ static const struct tty_operations riscom_ops = {
 	.hangup = rc_hangup,
 	.tiocmget = rc_tiocmget,
 	.tiocmset = rc_tiocmset,
+	.break_ctl = rc_send_break,
 };
 
 static int __init rc_init_drivers(void)
@@ -1538,7 +1529,7 @@ static int __init rc_init_drivers(void)
 		B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
 	riscom_driver->init_termios.c_ispeed = 9600;
 	riscom_driver->init_termios.c_ospeed = 9600;
-	riscom_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW;
+	riscom_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_HARDWARE_BREAK;
 	tty_set_operations(riscom_driver, &riscom_ops);
 	error = tty_register_driver(riscom_driver);
 	if (error != 0) {