tty_port_set_initialized(&info->port, 1);
 
-               /*
-                * Set up the tty->alt_speed kludge
-                */
-               if ((info->flags & ROCKET_SPD_MASK) == ROCKET_SPD_HI)
-                       tty->alt_speed = 57600;
-               if ((info->flags & ROCKET_SPD_MASK) == ROCKET_SPD_VHI)
-                       tty->alt_speed = 115200;
-               if ((info->flags & ROCKET_SPD_MASK) == ROCKET_SPD_SHI)
-                       tty->alt_speed = 230400;
-               if ((info->flags & ROCKET_SPD_MASK) == ROCKET_SPD_WARP)
-                       tty->alt_speed = 460800;
-
                configure_r_port(tty, info, NULL);
                if (C_BAUD(tty)) {
                        sSetDTR(cp);
                        return -EPERM;
                }
                info->flags = ((info->flags & ~ROCKET_USR_MASK) | (new_serial.flags & ROCKET_USR_MASK));
-               configure_r_port(tty, info, NULL);
                mutex_unlock(&info->port.mutex);
                return 0;
        }
 
+       if ((new_serial.flags ^ info->flags) & ROCKET_SPD_MASK) {
+               /* warn about deprecation, unless clearing */
+               if (new_serial.flags & ROCKET_SPD_MASK)
+                       dev_warn_ratelimited(tty->dev, "use of SPD flags is deprecated\n");
+       }
+
        info->flags = ((info->flags & ~ROCKET_FLAGS) | (new_serial.flags & ROCKET_FLAGS));
        info->port.close_delay = new_serial.close_delay;
        info->port.closing_wait = new_serial.closing_wait;
 
-       if ((info->flags & ROCKET_SPD_MASK) == ROCKET_SPD_HI)
-               tty->alt_speed = 57600;
-       if ((info->flags & ROCKET_SPD_MASK) == ROCKET_SPD_VHI)
-               tty->alt_speed = 115200;
-       if ((info->flags & ROCKET_SPD_MASK) == ROCKET_SPD_SHI)
-               tty->alt_speed = 230400;
-       if ((info->flags & ROCKET_SPD_MASK) == ROCKET_SPD_WARP)
-               tty->alt_speed = 460800;
        mutex_unlock(&info->port.mutex);
 
        configure_r_port(tty, info, NULL);