diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
index 2e341b81ff891b632e5cbee6d2337aba0f10cfe8..3a667eed63d6086c017c8abcc83a597850ec4966 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 #define AUART_CTRL0_CLKGATE			(1 << 30)
 
 #define AUART_CTRL2_CTSEN			(1 << 15)
+#define AUART_CTRL2_RTSEN			(1 << 14)
 #define AUART_CTRL2_RTS				(1 << 11)
 #define AUART_CTRL2_RXE				(1 << 9)
 #define AUART_CTRL2_TXE				(1 << 8)
@@ -259,9 +260,12 @@ static void mxs_auart_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *u, unsigned mctrl)
 
 	u32 ctrl = readl(u->membase + AUART_CTRL2);
 
-	ctrl &= ~AUART_CTRL2_RTS;
-	if (mctrl & TIOCM_RTS)
-		ctrl |= AUART_CTRL2_RTS;
+	ctrl &= ~AUART_CTRL2_RTSEN;
+	if (mctrl & TIOCM_RTS) {
+		if (u->state->port.flags & ASYNC_CTS_FLOW)
+			ctrl |= AUART_CTRL2_RTSEN;
+	}
+
 	s->ctrl = mctrl;
 	writel(ctrl, u->membase + AUART_CTRL2);
 }
@@ -359,9 +363,9 @@ static void mxs_auart_settermios(struct uart_port *u,
 
 	/* figure out the hardware flow control settings */
 	if (cflag & CRTSCTS)
-		ctrl2 |= AUART_CTRL2_CTSEN;
+		ctrl2 |= AUART_CTRL2_CTSEN | AUART_CTRL2_RTSEN;
 	else
-		ctrl2 &= ~AUART_CTRL2_CTSEN;
+		ctrl2 &= ~(AUART_CTRL2_CTSEN | AUART_CTRL2_RTSEN);
 
 	/* set baud rate */
 	baud = uart_get_baud_rate(u, termios, old, 0, u->uartclk);