diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci.c
index a17619db7939..fb0a49e39072 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci.c
@@ -1562,9 +1562,7 @@ static int pci_fintek_rs485_config(struct uart_port *port,
 
 	pci_read_config_byte(pci_dev, 0x40 + 8 * *index + 7, &setting);
 
-	if (!rs485)
-		rs485 = &port->rs485;
-	else if (rs485->flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED)
+	if (rs485->flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED)
 		memset(rs485->padding, 0, sizeof(rs485->padding));
 	else
 		memset(rs485, 0, sizeof(*rs485));
@@ -1689,7 +1687,7 @@ static int pci_fintek_init(struct pci_dev *dev)
 			 * pciserial_resume_ports()
 			 */
 			port = serial8250_get_port(priv->line[i]);
-			pci_fintek_rs485_config(&port->port, NULL);
+			uart_rs485_config(&port->port);
 		} else {
 			/* First init without port data
 			 * force init to RS232 Mode
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index 30e0aaf52adc..af550a4a27f8 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -3191,7 +3191,7 @@ static void serial8250_config_port(struct uart_port *port, int flags)
 		autoconfig(up);
 
 	if (port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED)
-		port->rs485_config(port, &port->rs485);
+		uart_rs485_config(port);
 
 	/* if access method is AU, it is a 16550 with a quirk */
 	if (port->type == PORT_16550A && port->iotype == UPIO_AU)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
index 0d6e62f6bb07..509a7912fa9d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
@@ -2724,7 +2724,7 @@ static int lpuart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	    sport->port.rs485.delay_rts_after_send)
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "driver doesn't support RTS delays\n");
 
-	sport->port.rs485_config(&sport->port, &sport->port.rs485);
+	uart_rs485_config(&sport->port);
 
 	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, sport->port.irq, handler, 0,
 				DRIVER_NAME, sport);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index 30edb35a6a15..17fb9a57078b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -2338,7 +2338,7 @@ static int imx_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
 			"low-active RTS not possible when receiver is off, enabling receiver\n");
 
-	imx_uart_rs485_config(&sport->port, &sport->port.rs485);
+	uart_rs485_config(&sport->port);
 
 	/* Disable interrupts before requesting them */
 	ucr1 = imx_uart_readl(sport, UCR1);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 9a85b41caa0a..8466181db4e9 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -1276,6 +1276,12 @@ static int uart_get_icount(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int uart_rs485_config(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	return port->rs485_config(port, &port->rs485);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(uart_rs485_config);
+
 static int uart_get_rs485_config(struct uart_port *port,
 			 struct serial_rs485 __user *rs485)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_core.h b/include/linux/serial_core.h
index cbd5070bc87f..d3ebb4db2d80 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -592,4 +592,5 @@ static inline int uart_handle_break(struct uart_port *port)
 					 !((cflag) & CLOCAL))
 
 int uart_get_rs485_mode(struct uart_port *port);
+int uart_rs485_config(struct uart_port *port);
 #endif /* LINUX_SERIAL_CORE_H */