diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
index b1fcddd6652a..2a8f528153e7 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
@@ -316,8 +316,7 @@ static int atmel_config_rs485(struct uart_port *port,
 	if (rs485conf->flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) {
 		dev_dbg(port->dev, "Setting UART to RS485\n");
 		atmel_port->tx_done_mask = ATMEL_US_TXEMPTY;
-		if ((rs485conf->delay_rts_after_send) > 0)
-			UART_PUT_TTGR(port, rs485conf->delay_rts_after_send);
+		UART_PUT_TTGR(port, rs485conf->delay_rts_after_send);
 		mode |= ATMEL_US_USMODE_RS485;
 	} else {
 		dev_dbg(port->dev, "Setting UART to RS232\n");
@@ -355,8 +354,7 @@ static void atmel_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *port, u_int mctrl)
 
 	/* override mode to RS485 if needed, otherwise keep the current mode */
 	if (port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) {
-		if ((port->rs485.delay_rts_after_send) > 0)
-			UART_PUT_TTGR(port, port->rs485.delay_rts_after_send);
+		UART_PUT_TTGR(port, port->rs485.delay_rts_after_send);
 		mode &= ~ATMEL_US_USMODE;
 		mode |= ATMEL_US_USMODE_RS485;
 	}
@@ -2062,8 +2060,7 @@ static void atmel_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 
 	/* mode */
 	if (port->rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) {
-		if ((port->rs485.delay_rts_after_send) > 0)
-			UART_PUT_TTGR(port, port->rs485.delay_rts_after_send);
+		UART_PUT_TTGR(port, port->rs485.delay_rts_after_send);
 		mode |= ATMEL_US_USMODE_RS485;
 	} else if (termios->c_cflag & CRTSCTS) {
 		/* RS232 with hardware handshake (RTS/CTS) */