diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index bc912e5a3beb..70688cba95e3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -2106,7 +2106,7 @@ static void ftdi_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty,
 
 	cflag = termios->c_cflag;
 
-	if (old_termios == 0)
+	if (!old_termios)
 		goto no_skip;
 
 	if (old_termios->c_cflag == termios->c_cflag