diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
index c37df8d0fa2819261dffccc5bc4d0180b9531f49..5e713d3ef1f47c49eaa93f8d4ced09ce87b89c1e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
@@ -806,8 +806,7 @@ serial_omap_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 
 	serial_omap_set_mctrl(&up->port, up->port.mctrl);
 	/* Software Flow Control Configuration */
-	if (termios->c_iflag & (IXON | IXOFF))
-		serial_omap_configure_xonxoff(up, termios);
+	serial_omap_configure_xonxoff(up, termios);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&up->port.lock, flags);
 	dev_dbg(up->port.dev, "serial_omap_set_termios+%d\n", up->pdev->id);