diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index a0fcf18cbeac..8b7d9c5a7455 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -1948,10 +1948,6 @@ static int imx_uart_rs485_config(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termio
 	    rs485conf->flags & SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX)
 		imx_uart_start_rx(port);
 
-	if (port->rs485_rx_during_tx_gpio)
-		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(port->rs485_rx_during_tx_gpio,
-					 !!(rs485conf->flags & SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX));
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index cc866da50b81..8d381c283cec 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -1407,6 +1407,16 @@ static void uart_set_rs485_termination(struct uart_port *port,
 				 !!(rs485->flags & SER_RS485_TERMINATE_BUS));
 }
 
+static void uart_set_rs485_rx_during_tx(struct uart_port *port,
+					const struct serial_rs485 *rs485)
+{
+	if (!(rs485->flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED))
+		return;
+
+	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(port->rs485_rx_during_tx_gpio,
+				 !!(rs485->flags & SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX));
+}
+
 static int uart_rs485_config(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct serial_rs485 *rs485 = &port->rs485;
@@ -1418,12 +1428,17 @@ static int uart_rs485_config(struct uart_port *port)
 
 	uart_sanitize_serial_rs485(port, rs485);
 	uart_set_rs485_termination(port, rs485);
+	uart_set_rs485_rx_during_tx(port, rs485);
 
 	uart_port_lock_irqsave(port, &flags);
 	ret = port->rs485_config(port, NULL, rs485);
 	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(port, flags);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
 		memset(rs485, 0, sizeof(*rs485));
+		/* unset GPIOs */
+		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(port->rs485_term_gpio, 0);
+		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(port->rs485_rx_during_tx_gpio, 0);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1462,6 +1477,7 @@ static int uart_set_rs485_config(struct tty_struct *tty, struct uart_port *port,
 		return ret;
 	uart_sanitize_serial_rs485(port, &rs485);
 	uart_set_rs485_termination(port, &rs485);
+	uart_set_rs485_rx_during_tx(port, &rs485);
 
 	uart_port_lock_irqsave(port, &flags);
 	ret = port->rs485_config(port, &tty->termios, &rs485);
@@ -1473,8 +1489,14 @@ static int uart_set_rs485_config(struct tty_struct *tty, struct uart_port *port,
 			port->ops->set_mctrl(port, port->mctrl);
 	}
 	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(port, flags);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		/* restore old GPIO settings */
+		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(port->rs485_term_gpio,
+			!!(port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_TERMINATE_BUS));
+		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(port->rs485_rx_during_tx_gpio,
+			!!(port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX));
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	if (copy_to_user(rs485_user, &port->rs485, sizeof(port->rs485)))
 		return -EFAULT;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
index 9781c143def2..794b77512740 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/stm32-usart.c
@@ -226,12 +226,6 @@ static int stm32_usart_config_rs485(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *ter
 
 	stm32_usart_clr_bits(port, ofs->cr1, BIT(cfg->uart_enable_bit));
 
-	if (port->rs485_rx_during_tx_gpio)
-		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(port->rs485_rx_during_tx_gpio,
-					 !!(rs485conf->flags & SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX));
-	else
-		rs485conf->flags |= SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX;
-
 	if (rs485conf->flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) {
 		cr1 = readl_relaxed(port->membase + ofs->cr1);
 		cr3 = readl_relaxed(port->membase + ofs->cr3);
@@ -256,6 +250,8 @@ static int stm32_usart_config_rs485(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *ter
 
 		writel_relaxed(cr3, port->membase + ofs->cr3);
 		writel_relaxed(cr1, port->membase + ofs->cr1);
+
+		rs485conf->flags |= SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX;
 	} else {
 		stm32_usart_clr_bits(port, ofs->cr3,
 				     USART_CR3_DEM | USART_CR3_DEP);