diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
index e02c198016b..725991fadc2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
@@ -1040,11 +1040,6 @@ static void change_port_settings(struct moschip_port *mos7720_port,
 
 	tty = mos7720_port->port->tty;
 
-	if ((!tty) || (!tty->termios)) {
-		dbg("%s - no tty structures", __FUNCTION__);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	dbg("%s: Entering ..........", __FUNCTION__);
 
 	lData = UART_LCR_WLEN8;
@@ -1175,7 +1170,10 @@ static void change_port_settings(struct moschip_port *mos7720_port,
 
 	dbg("%s - baud rate = %d", __FUNCTION__, baud);
 	status = send_cmd_write_baud_rate(mos7720_port, baud);
-
+	/* FIXME: needs to write actual resulting baud back not just
+	   blindly do so */
+	if (cflag & CBAUD)
+		tty_encode_baud_rate(tty, baud, baud);
 	/* Enable Interrupts */
 	data = 0x0c;
 	send_mos_cmd(serial, MOS_WRITE, port_number, UART_IER, &data);
@@ -1214,10 +1212,6 @@ static void mos7720_set_termios(struct usb_serial_port *port,
 
 	tty = port->tty;
 
-	if (!port->tty || !port->tty->termios) {
-		dbg("%s - no tty or termios", __FUNCTION__);
-		return;
-	}
 
 	if (!mos7720_port->open) {
 		dbg("%s - port not opened", __FUNCTION__);
@@ -1228,19 +1222,13 @@ static void mos7720_set_termios(struct usb_serial_port *port,
 
 	cflag = tty->termios->c_cflag;
 
-	if (!cflag) {
-		printk("%s %s\n",__FUNCTION__,"cflag is NULL");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	dbg("%s - clfag %08x iflag %08x", __FUNCTION__,
+	dbg("%s - cflag %08x iflag %08x", __FUNCTION__,
 	    tty->termios->c_cflag,
 	    RELEVANT_IFLAG(tty->termios->c_iflag));
 
-	if (old_termios)
-		dbg("%s - old clfag %08x old iflag %08x", __FUNCTION__,
-		    old_termios->c_cflag,
-		    RELEVANT_IFLAG(old_termios->c_iflag));
+	dbg("%s - old cflag %08x old iflag %08x", __FUNCTION__,
+	    old_termios->c_cflag,
+	    RELEVANT_IFLAG(old_termios->c_iflag));
 
 	dbg("%s - port %d", __FUNCTION__, port->number);