the_port->ignore_status_mask &= ~N_DATA_READY;
        }
 
-       if (cflag & CRTSCTS)
+       if (cflag & CRTSCTS) {
                info->flags |= ASYNC_CTS_FLOW;
+               port->ip_sscr |= IOC4_SSCR_HFC_EN;
+               writel(port->ip_sscr, &port->ip_serial_regs->sscr);
+       }
        else
                info->flags &= ~ASYNC_CTS_FLOW;
 
        /* set the speed of the serial port */
        ioc4_change_speed(the_port, info->tty->termios, (struct termios *)0);
 
-       /* enable hardware flow control - after ioc4_change_speed because
-        * ASYNC_CTS_FLOW is set there */
-       if (info->flags & ASYNC_CTS_FLOW) {
-               port->ip_sscr |= IOC4_SSCR_HFC_EN;
-               writel(port->ip_sscr, &port->ip_serial_regs->sscr);
-       }
        info->flags |= UIF_INITIALIZED;
        return 0;
 }