diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/uart.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/uart.c
index 55c51143bb09..84de56800a21 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/uart.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/uart.c
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@
 #define GB_UART_FIRMWARE_CREDITS	4096
 #define GB_UART_CREDIT_WAIT_TIMEOUT_MSEC	10000
 
-struct gb_tty_line_coding {
-	__le32	rate;
-	__u8	format;
-	__u8	parity;
-	__u8	data_bits;
-	__u8	flow_control;
-};
-
 struct gb_tty {
 	struct gbphy_device *gbphy_dev;
 	struct tty_port port;
@@ -66,7 +58,7 @@ struct gb_tty {
 	struct mutex mutex;
 	u8 ctrlin;	/* input control lines */
 	u8 ctrlout;	/* output control lines */
-	struct gb_tty_line_coding line_coding;
+	struct gb_uart_set_line_coding_request line_coding;
 	struct work_struct tx_work;
 	struct kfifo write_fifo;
 	bool close_pending;
@@ -288,12 +280,9 @@ static void  gb_uart_tx_write_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 static int send_line_coding(struct gb_tty *tty)
 {
-	struct gb_uart_set_line_coding_request request;
-
-	memcpy(&request, &tty->line_coding,
-	       sizeof(tty->line_coding));
 	return gb_operation_sync(tty->connection, GB_UART_TYPE_SET_LINE_CODING,
-				 &request, sizeof(request), NULL, 0);
+				 &tty->line_coding, sizeof(tty->line_coding),
+				 NULL, 0);
 }
 
 static int send_control(struct gb_tty *gb_tty, u8 control)
@@ -493,9 +482,9 @@ static int gb_tty_break_ctl(struct tty_struct *tty, int state)
 static void gb_tty_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty,
 			       struct ktermios *termios_old)
 {
+	struct gb_uart_set_line_coding_request newline;
 	struct gb_tty *gb_tty = tty->driver_data;
 	struct ktermios *termios = &tty->termios;
-	struct gb_tty_line_coding newline;
 	u8 newctrl = gb_tty->ctrlout;
 
 	newline.rate = cpu_to_le32(tty_get_baud_rate(tty));