diff --git a/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c b/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
index 0e59cf54adaf88e4eede6003866c73dca9fb1dce..3cfc9e1f8882094a8e4ed6049b495556b7535e26 100644
--- a/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
@@ -4403,6 +4403,8 @@ static void msc_set_vcr(struct slgt_info *info)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	if (info->if_mode & MGSL_INTERFACE_MSB_FIRST)
+		val |= BIT4;
 	if (info->signals & SerialSignal_DTR)
 		val |= BIT3;
 	if (info->signals & SerialSignal_RTS)
diff --git a/include/linux/synclink.h b/include/linux/synclink.h
index 45f6bc82d317237b8f0359e529432695d217d42c..c844a229acc937e42b28d201168847e3ed789e45 100644
--- a/include/linux/synclink.h
+++ b/include/linux/synclink.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
 #define MGSL_INTERFACE_RTS_EN   0x10
 #define MGSL_INTERFACE_LL       0x20
 #define MGSL_INTERFACE_RL       0x40
+#define MGSL_INTERFACE_MSB_FIRST 0x80
 
 typedef struct _MGSL_PARAMS
 {