diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_txx9.c b/drivers/serial/serial_txx9.c
index b8f91e018b216be2945f7ced663071e087d2a335..0930e2a855147d3deb47bc4b9e7ef78a028af667 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_txx9.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_txx9.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
-static char *serial_version = "1.09";
+static char *serial_version = "1.10";
 static char *serial_name = "TX39/49 Serial driver";
 
 #define PASS_LIMIT	256
@@ -436,8 +436,10 @@ static unsigned int serial_txx9_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 	struct uart_txx9_port *up = (struct uart_txx9_port *)port;
 	unsigned int ret;
 
-	ret =  ((sio_in(up, TXX9_SIFLCR) & TXX9_SIFLCR_RTSSC) ? 0 : TIOCM_RTS)
-		| ((sio_in(up, TXX9_SICISR) & TXX9_SICISR_CTSS) ? 0 : TIOCM_CTS);
+	/* no modem control lines */
+	ret = TIOCM_CAR | TIOCM_DSR;
+	ret |= (sio_in(up, TXX9_SIFLCR) & TXX9_SIFLCR_RTSSC) ? 0 : TIOCM_RTS;
+	ret |= (sio_in(up, TXX9_SICISR) & TXX9_SICISR_CTSS) ? 0 : TIOCM_CTS;
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -557,6 +559,12 @@ serial_txx9_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int baud, quot;
 
+	/*
+	 * We don't support modem control lines.
+	 */
+	termios->c_cflag &= ~(HUPCL | CMSPAR);
+	termios->c_cflag |= CLOCAL;
+
 	cval = sio_in(up, TXX9_SILCR);
 	/* byte size and parity */
 	cval &= ~TXX9_SILCR_UMODE_MASK;