diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.c b/drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.c
index 7151659367a0898cec3124e8ee328bf17f57d6bd..048cd44d51b189352aea40e4275ebb0124e49344 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static void pl2303_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	   serial settings even to the same values as before. Thus
 	   we actually need to filter in this specific case */
 
-	if (!tty_termios_hw_change(&tty->termios, old_termios))
+	if (old_termios && !tty_termios_hw_change(&tty->termios, old_termios))
 		return;
 
 	cflag = tty->termios.c_cflag;
@@ -293,7 +293,8 @@ static void pl2303_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	if (!buf) {
 		dev_err(&port->dev, "%s - out of memory.\n", __func__);
 		/* Report back no change occurred */
-		tty->termios = *old_termios;
+		if (old_termios)
+			tty->termios = *old_termios;
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ static void pl2303_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	control = priv->line_control;
 	if ((cflag & CBAUD) == B0)
 		priv->line_control &= ~(CONTROL_DTR | CONTROL_RTS);
-	else if ((old_termios->c_cflag & CBAUD) == B0)
+	else if (old_termios && (old_termios->c_cflag & CBAUD) == B0)
 		priv->line_control |= (CONTROL_DTR | CONTROL_RTS);
 	if (control != priv->line_control) {
 		control = priv->line_control;
@@ -492,7 +493,6 @@ static void pl2303_close(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 
 static int pl2303_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct usb_serial_port *port)
 {
-	struct ktermios tmp_termios;
 	struct usb_serial *serial = port->serial;
 	struct pl2303_serial_private *spriv = usb_get_serial_data(serial);
 	int result;
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ static int pl2303_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct usb_serial_port *port)
 
 	/* Setup termios */
 	if (tty)
-		pl2303_set_termios(tty, port, &tmp_termios);
+		pl2303_set_termios(tty, port, NULL);
 
 	result = usb_submit_urb(port->interrupt_in_urb, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (result) {