diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index 7260ec66034715e7a065d0f5fe6441f49a37f6b4..abcaeafa525fc813aa924b5eb03170642ef9e7fe 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -1842,7 +1842,6 @@ static int ftdi_sio_port_remove(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 
 static int ftdi_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct usb_serial_port *port)
 {
-	struct ktermios dummy;
 	struct usb_device *dev = port->serial->dev;
 	struct ftdi_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 
@@ -1858,10 +1857,8 @@ static int ftdi_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct usb_serial_port *port)
 	   This is same behaviour as serial.c/rs_open() - Kuba */
 
 	/* ftdi_set_termios  will send usb control messages */
-	if (tty) {
-		memset(&dummy, 0, sizeof(dummy));
-		ftdi_set_termios(tty, port, &dummy);
-	}
+	if (tty)
+		ftdi_set_termios(tty, port, NULL);
 
 	return usb_serial_generic_open(tty, port);
 }