diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
index 6129fe515932..10256fa04b40 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ static unsigned int serial_omap_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 static void serial_omap_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int mctrl)
 {
 	struct uart_omap_port *up = to_uart_omap_port(port);
-	unsigned char mcr = 0, old_mcr;
+	unsigned char mcr = 0, old_mcr, lcr;
 
 	dev_dbg(up->port.dev, "serial_omap_set_mctrl+%d\n", up->port.line);
 	if (mctrl & TIOCM_RTS)
@@ -701,6 +701,17 @@ static void serial_omap_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int mctrl)
 		     UART_MCR_DTR | UART_MCR_RTS);
 	up->mcr = old_mcr | mcr;
 	serial_out(up, UART_MCR, up->mcr);
+
+	/* Turn off autoRTS if RTS is lowered; restore autoRTS if RTS raised */
+	lcr = serial_in(up, UART_LCR);
+	serial_out(up, UART_LCR, UART_LCR_CONF_MODE_B);
+	if ((mctrl & TIOCM_RTS) && (port->status & UPSTAT_AUTORTS))
+		up->efr |= UART_EFR_RTS;
+	else
+		up->efr &= UART_EFR_RTS;
+	serial_out(up, UART_EFR, up->efr);
+	serial_out(up, UART_LCR, lcr);
+
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(up->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(up->dev);
 }
@@ -756,8 +767,6 @@ static int serial_omap_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 	 * (they will be reenabled in set_termios())
 	 */
 	serial_omap_clear_fifos(up);
-	/* For Hardware flow control */
-	serial_out(up, UART_MCR, UART_MCR_RTS);
 
 	/*
 	 * Clear the interrupt registers.
@@ -1056,12 +1065,9 @@ serial_omap_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 	up->port.status &= ~(UPSTAT_AUTOCTS | UPSTAT_AUTORTS | UPSTAT_AUTOXOFF);
 
 	if (termios->c_cflag & CRTSCTS && up->port.flags & UPF_HARD_FLOW) {
-		/* Enable AUTORTS and AUTOCTS */
+		/* Enable AUTOCTS (autoRTS is enabled when RTS is raised) */
 		up->port.status |= UPSTAT_AUTOCTS | UPSTAT_AUTORTS;
-		up->efr |= UART_EFR_CTS | UART_EFR_RTS;
-
-		/* Ensure MCR RTS is asserted */
-		up->mcr |= UART_MCR_RTS;
+		up->efr |= UART_EFR_CTS;
 	} else {
 		/* Disable AUTORTS and AUTOCTS */
 		up->efr &= ~(UART_EFR_CTS | UART_EFR_RTS);