diff --git a/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c b/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c
index 362ba47968e4..41ac7938268b 100644
--- a/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c
+++ b/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static int ircomm_tty_block_til_ready(struct ircomm_tty_cb *self,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 
 	while (1) {
-		if (tty->termios.c_cflag & CBAUD)
+		if (C_BAUD(tty) && test_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &port->flags))
 			tty_port_raise_dtr_rts(port);
 
 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);