}
 
        if (port->type == PORT_SCIFA || port->type == PORT_SCIFB) {
+               u16 data = serial_port_in(port, SCPDR);
                u16 ctrl = serial_port_in(port, SCPCR);
 
                /* Enable RXD and TXD pin functions */
                ctrl &= ~(SCPCR_RXDC | SCPCR_TXDC);
                if (to_sci_port(port)->has_rtscts) {
-                       /* RTS# is output, driven 1 */
-                       ctrl |= SCPCR_RTSC;
-                       serial_port_out(port, SCPDR,
-                               serial_port_in(port, SCPDR) | SCPDR_RTSD);
+                       /* RTS# is output, active low, unless autorts */
+                       if (!(port->mctrl & TIOCM_RTS)) {
+                               ctrl |= SCPCR_RTSC;
+                               data |= SCPDR_RTSD;
+                       } else if (!s->autorts) {
+                               ctrl |= SCPCR_RTSC;
+                               data &= ~SCPDR_RTSD;
+                       } else {
+                               /* Enable RTS# pin function */
+                               ctrl &= ~SCPCR_RTSC;
+                       }
                        /* Enable CTS# pin function */
                        ctrl &= ~SCPCR_CTSC;
                }
+               serial_port_out(port, SCPDR, data);
                serial_port_out(port, SCPCR, ctrl);
        } else if (sci_getreg(port, SCSPTR)->size) {
                u16 status = serial_port_in(port, SCSPTR);
 
-               /* RTS# is output, driven 1 */
-               status |= SCSPTR_RTSIO | SCSPTR_RTSDT;
+               /* RTS# is always output; and active low, unless autorts */
+               status |= SCSPTR_RTSIO;
+               if (!(port->mctrl & TIOCM_RTS))
+                       status |= SCSPTR_RTSDT;
+               else if (!s->autorts)
+                       status &= ~SCSPTR_RTSDT;
                /* CTS# and SCK are inputs */
                status &= ~(SCSPTR_CTSIO | SCSPTR_SCKIO);
                serial_port_out(port, SCSPTR, status);