diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 4e60045487a8604703d87027b24cde5aa96badd3..8d8d63c3ca7d65586842cf6f1d5546b105ca75d3 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static void uart_port_dtr_rts(struct uart_port *uport, int raise)
 	int RTS_after_send = !!(uport->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_RTS_AFTER_SEND);
 
 	if (raise) {
-		if (rs485_on && !RTS_after_send) {
+		if (rs485_on && RTS_after_send) {
 			uart_set_mctrl(uport, TIOCM_DTR);
 			uart_clear_mctrl(uport, TIOCM_RTS);
 		} else {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static void uart_port_dtr_rts(struct uart_port *uport, int raise)
 	} else {
 		unsigned int clear = TIOCM_DTR;
 
-		clear |= (!rs485_on || !RTS_after_send) ? TIOCM_RTS : 0;
+		clear |= (!rs485_on || RTS_after_send) ? TIOCM_RTS : 0;
 		uart_clear_mctrl(uport, clear);
 	}
 }