diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/digicolor-usart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/digicolor-usart.c
index c7f81aa1ce91..5fea9bf86e85 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/digicolor-usart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/digicolor-usart.c
@@ -309,6 +309,8 @@ static void digicolor_uart_set_termios(struct uart_port *port,
 	case CS8:
 	default:
 		config |= UA_CONFIG_CHAR_LEN;
+		termios->c_cflag &= ~CSIZE;
+		termios->c_cflag |= CS8;
 		break;
 	}