diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/f81232.c b/drivers/usb/serial/f81232.c
index 090b411d893f..7d8dd5aad236 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/f81232.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/f81232.c
@@ -165,11 +165,12 @@ static void f81232_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	/* FIXME - Stubbed out for now */
 
 	/* Don't change anything if nothing has changed */
-	if (!tty_termios_hw_change(&tty->termios, old_termios))
+	if (old_termios && !tty_termios_hw_change(&tty->termios, old_termios))
 		return;
 
 	/* Do the real work here... */
-	tty_termios_copy_hw(&tty->termios, old_termios);
+	if (old_termios)
+		tty_termios_copy_hw(&tty->termios, old_termios);
 }
 
 static int f81232_tiocmget(struct tty_struct *tty)
@@ -187,12 +188,11 @@ static int f81232_tiocmset(struct tty_struct *tty,
 
 static int f81232_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct usb_serial_port *port)
 {
-	struct ktermios tmp_termios;
 	int result;
 
 	/* Setup termios */
 	if (tty)
-		f81232_set_termios(tty, port, &tmp_termios);
+		f81232_set_termios(tty, port, NULL);
 
 	result = usb_submit_urb(port->interrupt_in_urb, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (result) {