if (r < 0)
                goto out;
 
-       /* expect 0xff 0xee */
-       r = ch341_get_status(dev, priv);
-       if (r < 0)
-               goto out;
-
        r = ch341_set_baudrate_lcr(dev, priv, priv->lcr);
        if (r < 0)
                goto out;
 
        r = ch341_set_handshake(dev, priv->line_control);
-       if (r < 0)
-               goto out;
-
-       /* expect 0x9f 0xee */
-       r = ch341_get_status(dev, priv);
 
 out:   kfree(buffer);
        return r;
 /* open this device, set default parameters */
 static int ch341_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct usb_serial_port *port)
 {
-       struct usb_serial *serial = port->serial;
        struct ch341_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
        int r;
 
-       r = ch341_configure(serial->dev, priv);
-       if (r)
-               return r;
-
        if (tty)
                ch341_set_termios(tty, port, NULL);
 
                return r;
        }
 
+       r = ch341_get_status(port->serial->dev, priv);
+       if (r < 0) {
+               dev_err(&port->dev, "failed to read modem status: %d\n", r);
+               goto err_kill_interrupt_urb;
+       }
+
        r = usb_serial_generic_open(tty, port);
        if (r)
                goto err_kill_interrupt_urb;
                                ret);
                        return ret;
                }
+
+               ret = ch341_get_status(port->serial->dev, priv);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       dev_err(&port->dev, "failed to read modem status: %d\n",
+                               ret);
+               }
        }
 
        return usb_serial_generic_resume(serial);