diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
index 2311f8a635a6..9c5561588174 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ static int gsm_dlci_data_output(struct gsm_mux *gsm, struct gsm_dlci *dlci)
 			break;
 		case 2:	/* Unstructed with modem bits.
 		Always one byte as we never send inline break data */
-			*dp++ = gsm_encode_modem(dlci);
+			*dp++ = (gsm_encode_modem(dlci) << 1) | EA;
 			break;
 		}
 		WARN_ON(kfifo_out_locked(dlci->fifo, dp , len, &dlci->lock) != len);