diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c b/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
index cea5603..a09ce3e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
 				__FILE__,__LINE__,tbuf,tbuf->count);
 			
 		/* Send the next block of data to device */
-		tty->flags |= (1 << TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP);
+		set_bit(TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP, &tty->flags);
 		actual = tty->ops->write(tty, tbuf->buf, tbuf->count);
 
 		/* rollback was possible and has been done */
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
 	}
 	
 	if (!tbuf)
-		tty->flags  &= ~(1 << TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP);
+		clear_bit(TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP, &tty->flags);
 	
 	/* Clear the re-entry flag */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&n_hdlc->tx_buf_list.spinlock, flags);
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
 		return;
 
 	if (tty != n_hdlc->tty) {
-		tty->flags &= ~(1 << TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP);
+		clear_bit(TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP, &tty->flags);
 		return;
 	}