diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_tty.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_tty.c
index 7ed7a59878165bf8ef265e3fae90ee4b10017827..003663288e29b7f60405fa9bf721dcc6dbe19c0c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_tty.c
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ sclp_tty_init(void)
 	driver->subtype = SYSTEM_TYPE_TTY;
 	driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
 	driver->init_termios.c_iflag = IGNBRK | IGNPAR;
-	driver->init_termios.c_oflag = ONLCR | XTABS;
+	driver->init_termios.c_oflag = ONLCR;
 	driver->init_termios.c_lflag = ISIG | ECHO;
 	driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW;
 	tty_set_operations(driver, &sclp_ops);