max310x_port_update(port, MAX310X_MODE2_REG,
                            MAX310X_MODE2_FIFORST_BIT, 0);
 
+       /* Configure mode1/mode2 to have rs485/rs232 enabled at startup */
+       val = (clamp(port->rs485.delay_rts_before_send, 0U, 15U) << 4) |
+               clamp(port->rs485.delay_rts_after_send, 0U, 15U);
+       max310x_port_write(port, MAX310X_HDPIXDELAY_REG, val);
+
+       if (port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) {
+               max310x_port_update(port, MAX310X_MODE1_REG,
+                                   MAX310X_MODE1_TRNSCVCTRL_BIT,
+                                   MAX310X_MODE1_TRNSCVCTRL_BIT);
+
+               if (!(port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX))
+                       max310x_port_update(port, MAX310X_MODE2_REG,
+                                           MAX310X_MODE2_ECHOSUPR_BIT,
+                                           MAX310X_MODE2_ECHOSUPR_BIT);
+       }
+
        /* Configure flow control levels */
        /* Flow control halt level 96, resume level 48 */
        max310x_port_write(port, MAX310X_FLOWLVL_REG,