if (line_status & UART_OVERRUN_ERROR)
                tty_insert_flip_char(tty, 0, TTY_OVERRUN);
 
-       if (tty_flag == TTY_NORMAL && !(port->port.console && port->sysrq))
-               tty_insert_flip_string(tty, data, urb->actual_length);
-       else {
+       if (port->port.console && port->sysrq) {
                for (i = 0; i < urb->actual_length; ++i)
                        if (!usb_serial_handle_sysrq_char(tty, port, data[i]))
                                tty_insert_flip_char(tty, data[i], tty_flag);
+       } else {
+               tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(tty, data, tty_flag,
+                                                       urb->actual_length);
        }
 
        tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);