diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
index 9191d05..6e4ff71 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
@@ -421,8 +421,11 @@
 
 	priv->efr = 0;
 	up->mcr &= ~(UART_MCR_RTS | UART_MCR_XONANY);
+	up->port.status &= ~(UPSTAT_AUTOCTS | UPSTAT_AUTORTS | UPSTAT_AUTOXOFF);
+
 	if (termios->c_cflag & CRTSCTS && up->port.flags & UPF_HARD_FLOW) {
 		/* Enable AUTORTS and AUTOCTS */
+		up->port.status |= UPSTAT_AUTOCTS | UPSTAT_AUTORTS;
 		priv->efr |= UART_EFR_CTS | UART_EFR_RTS;
 	} else	if (up->port.flags & UPF_SOFT_FLOW) {
 		/*
@@ -438,8 +441,10 @@
 		 * Enable XON/XOFF flow control on output.
 		 * Transmit XON1, XOFF1
 		 */
-		if (termios->c_iflag & IXOFF)
+		if (termios->c_iflag & IXOFF) {
+			up->port.status |= UPSTAT_AUTOXOFF;
 			priv->efr |= OMAP_UART_SW_TX;
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * IXANY Flag:
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
index b1cf9a3..6129fe5 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
@@ -1053,8 +1053,11 @@
 
 	serial_out(up, UART_TI752_TCR, OMAP_UART_TCR_TRIG);
 
+	up->port.status &= ~(UPSTAT_AUTOCTS | UPSTAT_AUTORTS | UPSTAT_AUTOXOFF);
+
 	if (termios->c_cflag & CRTSCTS && up->port.flags & UPF_HARD_FLOW) {
 		/* Enable AUTORTS and AUTOCTS */
+		up->port.status |= UPSTAT_AUTOCTS | UPSTAT_AUTORTS;
 		up->efr |= UART_EFR_CTS | UART_EFR_RTS;
 
 		/* Ensure MCR RTS is asserted */
@@ -1081,8 +1084,10 @@
 		 * Enable XON/XOFF flow control on output.
 		 * Transmit XON1, XOFF1
 		 */
-		if (termios->c_iflag & IXOFF)
+		if (termios->c_iflag & IXOFF) {
+			up->port.status |= UPSTAT_AUTOXOFF;
 			up->efr |= OMAP_UART_SW_TX;
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * IXANY Flag:
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 2c67a077..6a1055a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -179,14 +179,6 @@
 			if (tty->termios.c_cflag & CBAUD)
 				uart_set_mctrl(uport, TIOCM_RTS | TIOCM_DTR);
 		}
-
-		spin_lock_irq(&uport->lock);
-		if (uart_cts_enabled(uport) &&
-		    !(uport->ops->get_mctrl(uport) & TIOCM_CTS))
-			uport->hw_stopped = 1;
-		else
-			uport->hw_stopped = 0;
-		spin_unlock_irq(&uport->lock);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -442,6 +434,7 @@
 {
 	struct uart_port *uport = state->uart_port;
 	struct ktermios *termios;
+	int hw_stopped;
 
 	/*
 	 * If we have no tty, termios, or the port does not exist,
@@ -466,6 +459,18 @@
 		uport->status &= ~UPSTAT_DCD_ENABLE;
 	else
 		uport->status |= UPSTAT_DCD_ENABLE;
+
+	/* reset sw-assisted CTS flow control based on (possibly) new mode */
+	hw_stopped = uport->hw_stopped;
+	uport->hw_stopped = uart_softcts_mode(uport) &&
+				!(uport->ops->get_mctrl(uport) & TIOCM_CTS);
+	if (uport->hw_stopped) {
+		if (!hw_stopped)
+			uport->ops->stop_tx(uport);
+	} else {
+		if (hw_stopped)
+			__uart_start(tty);
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&uport->lock);
 }
 
@@ -619,22 +624,22 @@
 {
 	struct uart_state *state = tty->driver_data;
 	struct uart_port *port = state->uart_port;
-	upf_t mask = 0;
+	upstat_t mask = 0;
 
 	if (I_IXOFF(tty))
-		mask |= UPF_SOFT_FLOW;
+		mask |= UPSTAT_AUTOXOFF;
 	if (tty->termios.c_cflag & CRTSCTS)
-		mask |= UPF_HARD_FLOW;
+		mask |= UPSTAT_AUTORTS;
 
-	if (port->flags & mask) {
+	if (port->status & mask) {
 		port->ops->throttle(port);
-		mask &= ~port->flags;
+		mask &= ~port->status;
 	}
 
-	if (mask & UPF_SOFT_FLOW)
+	if (mask & UPSTAT_AUTOXOFF)
 		uart_send_xchar(tty, STOP_CHAR(tty));
 
-	if (mask & UPF_HARD_FLOW)
+	if (mask & UPSTAT_AUTORTS)
 		uart_clear_mctrl(port, TIOCM_RTS);
 }
 
@@ -642,22 +647,22 @@
 {
 	struct uart_state *state = tty->driver_data;
 	struct uart_port *port = state->uart_port;
-	upf_t mask = 0;
+	upstat_t mask = 0;
 
 	if (I_IXOFF(tty))
-		mask |= UPF_SOFT_FLOW;
+		mask |= UPSTAT_AUTOXOFF;
 	if (tty->termios.c_cflag & CRTSCTS)
-		mask |= UPF_HARD_FLOW;
+		mask |= UPSTAT_AUTORTS;
 
-	if (port->flags & mask) {
+	if (port->status & mask) {
 		port->ops->unthrottle(port);
-		mask &= ~port->flags;
+		mask &= ~port->status;
 	}
 
-	if (mask & UPF_SOFT_FLOW)
+	if (mask & UPSTAT_AUTOXOFF)
 		uart_send_xchar(tty, START_CHAR(tty));
 
-	if (mask & UPF_HARD_FLOW)
+	if (mask & UPSTAT_AUTORTS)
 		uart_set_mctrl(port, TIOCM_RTS);
 }
 
@@ -1351,30 +1356,6 @@
 			mask |= TIOCM_RTS;
 		uart_set_mctrl(uport, mask);
 	}
-
-	/*
-	 * If the port is doing h/w assisted flow control, do nothing.
-	 * We assume that port->hw_stopped has never been set.
-	 */
-	if (uport->flags & UPF_HARD_FLOW)
-		return;
-
-	/* Handle turning off CRTSCTS */
-	if ((old_termios->c_cflag & CRTSCTS) && !(cflag & CRTSCTS)) {
-		spin_lock_irq(&uport->lock);
-		uport->hw_stopped = 0;
-		__uart_start(tty);
-		spin_unlock_irq(&uport->lock);
-	}
-	/* Handle turning on CRTSCTS */
-	else if (!(old_termios->c_cflag & CRTSCTS) && (cflag & CRTSCTS)) {
-		spin_lock_irq(&uport->lock);
-		if (!(uport->ops->get_mctrl(uport) & TIOCM_CTS)) {
-			uport->hw_stopped = 1;
-			uport->ops->stop_tx(uport);
-		}
-		spin_unlock_irq(&uport->lock);
-	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2855,7 +2836,7 @@
 
 	uport->icount.cts++;
 
-	if (uart_cts_enabled(uport)) {
+	if (uart_softcts_mode(uport)) {
 		if (uport->hw_stopped) {
 			if (status) {
 				uport->hw_stopped = 0;
@@ -2868,6 +2849,7 @@
 				uport->ops->stop_tx(uport);
 			}
 		}
+
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(uart_handle_cts_change);
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_core.h b/include/linux/serial_core.h
index a0c7033..baf3e1d 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -191,8 +191,10 @@
 #define UPF_NO_TXEN_TEST	((__force upf_t) (1 << 15))
 #define UPF_MAGIC_MULTIPLIER	((__force upf_t) ASYNC_MAGIC_MULTIPLIER /* 16 */ )
 
-/* Port has hardware-assisted h/w flow control (iow, auto-RTS *not* auto-CTS) */
-#define UPF_HARD_FLOW		((__force upf_t) (1 << 21))
+/* Port has hardware-assisted h/w flow control */
+#define UPF_AUTO_CTS		((__force upf_t) (1 << 20))
+#define UPF_AUTO_RTS		((__force upf_t) (1 << 21))
+#define UPF_HARD_FLOW		((__force upf_t) (UPF_AUTO_CTS | UPF_AUTO_RTS))
 /* Port has hardware-assisted s/w flow control */
 #define UPF_SOFT_FLOW		((__force upf_t) (1 << 22))
 #define UPF_CONS_FLOW		((__force upf_t) (1 << 23))
@@ -214,11 +216,17 @@
 #error Change mask not equivalent to userspace-visible bit defines
 #endif
 
-	/* status must be updated while holding port lock */
+	/*
+	 * Must hold termios_rwsem, port mutex and port lock to change;
+	 * can hold any one lock to read.
+	 */
 	upstat_t		status;
 
 #define UPSTAT_CTS_ENABLE	((__force upstat_t) (1 << 0))
 #define UPSTAT_DCD_ENABLE	((__force upstat_t) (1 << 1))
+#define UPSTAT_AUTORTS		((__force upstat_t) (1 << 2))
+#define UPSTAT_AUTOCTS		((__force upstat_t) (1 << 3))
+#define UPSTAT_AUTOXOFF		((__force upstat_t) (1 << 4))
 
 	int			hw_stopped;		/* sw-assisted CTS flow state */
 	unsigned int		mctrl;			/* current modem ctrl settings */
@@ -392,6 +400,13 @@
 	return !!(uport->status & UPSTAT_CTS_ENABLE);
 }
 
+static inline bool uart_softcts_mode(struct uart_port *uport)
+{
+	upstat_t mask = UPSTAT_CTS_ENABLE | UPSTAT_AUTOCTS;
+
+	return ((uport->status & mask) == UPSTAT_CTS_ENABLE);
+}
+
 /*
  * The following are helper functions for the low level drivers.
  */