diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
index 5372bf0e74ab17a1c29c907e08289c16fe5ca3e2..2ba7bf86d0968cbfffa8dd6b7a7d556355d9e009 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
@@ -1815,9 +1815,8 @@ static void n_tty_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios *old)
 	 * Fix tty hang when I_IXON(tty) is cleared, but the tty
 	 * been stopped by STOP_CHAR(tty) before it.
 	 */
-	if (!I_IXON(tty) && old && (old->c_iflag & IXON) && !tty->flow_stopped) {
+	if (!I_IXON(tty) && old && (old->c_iflag & IXON) && !tty->flow_stopped)
 		start_tty(tty);
-	}
 
 	/* The termios change make the tty ready for I/O */
 	wake_up_interruptible(&tty->write_wait);