struct uart_state *state = container_of(port, struct uart_state, port);
        struct uart_port *uport = state->uart_port;
 
-       if (onoff)
+       if (onoff) {
                uart_set_mctrl(uport, TIOCM_DTR | TIOCM_RTS);
+
+               /*
+                * If this is the first open to succeed,
+                * adjust things to suit.
+                */
+               if (!test_and_set_bit(ASYNCB_NORMAL_ACTIVE, &port->flags))
+                       uart_update_termios(port->tty, state);
+       }
        else
                uart_clear_mctrl(uport, TIOCM_DTR | TIOCM_RTS);
 }
        if (retval == 0)
                retval = tty_port_block_til_ready(port, tty, filp);
 
-       /*
-        * If this is the first open to succeed, adjust things to suit.
-        */
-       if (retval == 0 && !(port->flags & ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE)) {
-               set_bit(ASYNCB_NORMAL_ACTIVE, &port->flags);
-
-               uart_update_termios(tty, state);
-       }
-
 fail:
        return retval;
 }