diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
index 0a3c41faea9c2118dd28f6c558c939002c34d135..4dd23513c5af1d661e23498740fd9f20841426e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
@@ -1334,7 +1334,6 @@ static int hso_serial_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 	/* check for port already opened, if not set the termios */
 	serial->open_count++;
 	if (serial->open_count == 1) {
-		tty->low_latency = 1;
 		serial->rx_state = RX_IDLE;
 		/* Force default termio settings */
 		_hso_serial_set_termios(tty, NULL);