diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index 8fe034d2d3e7..bd4298bb6750 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -2104,13 +2104,19 @@ static void ftdi_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty,
 
 	cflag = termios->c_cflag;
 
-	/* FIXME -For this cut I don't care if the line is really changing or
-	   not  - so just do the change regardless  - should be able to
-	   compare old_termios and tty->termios */
+	if (old_termios->c_cflag == termios->c_cflag
+	    && old_termios->c_ispeed == termios->c_ispeed
+	    && old_termios->c_ospeed == termios->c_ospeed)
+		goto no_c_cflag_changes;
+
 	/* NOTE These routines can get interrupted by
 	   ftdi_sio_read_bulk_callback  - need to examine what this means -
 	   don't see any problems yet */
 
+	if ((old_termios->c_cflag & (CSIZE|PARODD|PARENB|CMSPAR|CSTOPB)) ==
+	    (termios->c_cflag & (CSIZE|PARODD|PARENB|CMSPAR|CSTOPB)))
+		goto no_data_parity_stop_changes;
+
 	/* Set number of data bits, parity, stop bits */
 
 	urb_value = 0;
@@ -2151,6 +2157,7 @@ static void ftdi_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	}
 
 	/* Now do the baudrate */
+no_data_parity_stop_changes:
 	if ((cflag & CBAUD) == B0) {
 		/* Disable flow control */
 		if (usb_control_msg(dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev, 0),
@@ -2178,6 +2185,7 @@ static void ftdi_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty,
 
 	/* Set flow control */
 	/* Note device also supports DTR/CD (ugh) and Xon/Xoff in hardware */
+no_c_cflag_changes:
 	if (cflag & CRTSCTS) {
 		dbg("%s Setting to CRTSCTS flow control", __func__);
 		if (usb_control_msg(dev,