diff --git a/drivers/tty/mxser.c b/drivers/tty/mxser.c
index 914b23071961..2d8e76263a25 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/mxser.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/mxser.c
@@ -1270,6 +1270,7 @@ static int mxser_set_serial_info(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
 		if ((ss->baud_base != info->baud_base) ||
 				(close_delay != info->port.close_delay) ||
+				(closing_wait != info->port.closing_wait) ||
 				((ss->flags & ~ASYNC_USR_MASK) != (info->port.flags & ~ASYNC_USR_MASK))) {
 			mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
 			return -EPERM;
@@ -1296,12 +1297,12 @@ static int mxser_set_serial_info(struct tty_struct *tty,
 			baud = ss->baud_base / ss->custom_divisor;
 			tty_encode_baud_rate(tty, baud, baud);
 		}
+
+		info->type = ss->type;
+
+		process_txrx_fifo(info);
 	}
 
-	info->type = ss->type;
-
-	process_txrx_fifo(info);
-
 	if (tty_port_initialized(port)) {
 		if (flags != (port->flags & ASYNC_SPD_MASK)) {
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&info->slock, sl_flags);