diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
index 6771f884cb82..9d6495424b06 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
@@ -985,11 +985,12 @@ static void acm_tty_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	/* FIXME: Needs to clear unsupported bits in the termios */
 	acm->clocal = ((termios->c_cflag & CLOCAL) != 0);
 
-	if (!newline.dwDTERate) {
+	if (C_BAUD(tty) == B0) {
 		newline.dwDTERate = acm->line.dwDTERate;
 		newctrl &= ~ACM_CTRL_DTR;
-	} else
+	} else if (termios_old && (termios_old->c_cflag & CBAUD) == B0) {
 		newctrl |=  ACM_CTRL_DTR;
+	}
 
 	if (newctrl != acm->ctrlout)
 		acm_set_control(acm, acm->ctrlout = newctrl);