diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index 96b9e2768ac5..33f1cca7eaa6 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -2483,7 +2483,6 @@ static int ftdi_process_packet(struct usb_serial_port *port,
 		struct ftdi_private *priv, unsigned char *buf, int len)
 {
 	unsigned char status;
-	unsigned char *ch;
 	int i;
 	char flag;
 
@@ -2526,8 +2525,7 @@ static int ftdi_process_packet(struct usb_serial_port *port,
 	else
 		priv->transmit_empty = 0;
 
-	len -= 2;
-	if (!len)
+	if (len == 2)
 		return 0;	/* status only */
 
 	/*
@@ -2556,19 +2554,20 @@ static int ftdi_process_packet(struct usb_serial_port *port,
 		}
 	}
 
-	port->icount.rx += len;
-	ch = buf + 2;
+	port->icount.rx += len - 2;
 
 	if (port->port.console && port->sysrq) {
-		for (i = 0; i < len; i++, ch++) {
-			if (!usb_serial_handle_sysrq_char(port, *ch))
-				tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, *ch, flag);
+		for (i = 2; i < len; i++) {
+			if (usb_serial_handle_sysrq_char(port, buf[i]))
+				continue;
+			tty_insert_flip_char(&port->port, buf[i], flag);
 		}
 	} else {
-		tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(&port->port, ch, flag, len);
+		tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag(&port->port, buf + 2, flag,
+				len - 2);
 	}
 
-	return len;
+	return len - 2;
 }
 
 static void ftdi_process_read_urb(struct urb *urb)