diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
index 44608a06bb2c..3bd93558b443 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
@@ -306,9 +306,6 @@ static int atmel_config_rs485(struct uart_port *port,
 
 	mode = atmel_uart_readl(port, ATMEL_US_MR);
 
-	/* Resetting serial mode to RS232 (0x0) */
-	mode &= ~ATMEL_US_USMODE;
-
 	if (rs485conf->flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) {
 		dev_dbg(port->dev, "Setting UART to RS485\n");
 		if (rs485conf->flags & SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX)
@@ -318,6 +315,7 @@ static int atmel_config_rs485(struct uart_port *port,
 
 		atmel_uart_writel(port, ATMEL_US_TTGR,
 				  rs485conf->delay_rts_after_send);
+		mode &= ~ATMEL_US_USMODE;
 		mode |= ATMEL_US_USMODE_RS485;
 	} else {
 		dev_dbg(port->dev, "Setting UART to RS232\n");