static struct mxser_board mxser_boards[MXSER_BOARDS];
 static struct tty_driver *mxvar_sdriver;
 
-static void mxser_enable_must_enchance_mode(unsigned long baseio)
+static u8 __mxser_must_set_EFR(unsigned long baseio, u8 clear, u8 set,
+               bool restore_LCR)
 {
-       u8 oldlcr;
-       u8 efr;
+       u8 oldlcr, efr;
 
        oldlcr = inb(baseio + UART_LCR);
        outb(MOXA_MUST_ENTER_ENCHANCE, baseio + UART_LCR);
 
        efr = inb(baseio + MOXA_MUST_EFR_REGISTER);
-       efr |= MOXA_MUST_EFR_EFRB_ENABLE;
+       efr &= ~clear;
+       efr |= set;
 
        outb(efr, baseio + MOXA_MUST_EFR_REGISTER);
-       outb(oldlcr, baseio + UART_LCR);
-}
-
-static void mxser_disable_must_enchance_mode(unsigned long baseio)
-{
-       u8 oldlcr;
-       u8 efr;
-
-       oldlcr = inb(baseio + UART_LCR);
-       outb(MOXA_MUST_ENTER_ENCHANCE, baseio + UART_LCR);
 
-       efr = inb(baseio + MOXA_MUST_EFR_REGISTER);
-       efr &= ~MOXA_MUST_EFR_EFRB_ENABLE;
+       if (restore_LCR)
+               outb(oldlcr, baseio + UART_LCR);
 
-       outb(efr, baseio + MOXA_MUST_EFR_REGISTER);
-       outb(oldlcr, baseio + UART_LCR);
+       return oldlcr;
 }
 
 static void mxser_set_must_xon1_value(unsigned long baseio, u8 value)
        outb(oldlcr, baseio + UART_LCR);
 }
 
+static void mxser_must_set_EFR(unsigned long baseio, u8 clear, u8 set)
+{
+       __mxser_must_set_EFR(baseio, clear, set, true);
+}
+
+static void mxser_must_set_enhance_mode(unsigned long baseio, bool enable)
+{
+       mxser_must_set_EFR(baseio,
+                       enable ? 0 : MOXA_MUST_EFR_EFRB_ENABLE,
+                       enable ? MOXA_MUST_EFR_EFRB_ENABLE : 0);
+}
+
 static void SET_MOXA_MUST_NO_SOFTWARE_FLOW_CONTROL(unsigned long baseio)
 {
        u8 oldlcr;
        int i;
 
        outb(0, io + UART_LCR);
-       mxser_disable_must_enchance_mode(io);
+       mxser_must_set_enhance_mode(io, false);
        oldmcr = inb(io + UART_MCR);
        outb(0, io + UART_MCR);
        mxser_set_must_xon1_value(io, 0x11);
 
                /* Enhance mode enabled here */
                if (brd->must_hwid != MOXA_OTHER_UART)
-                       mxser_enable_must_enchance_mode(info->ioaddr);
+                       mxser_must_set_enhance_mode(info->ioaddr, true);
 
                info->type = PORT_16550A;