diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5b3377db..9e7937a1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ To be released as 0.11.4.
 * fix active and passive FTP over IPv6
 * bug 978: Python's webbrowser.open_new_tab(URL) works since now
 * minor bug 54, Debian bug 338402: don't force the terminal to 8 bits
-  with no parity
+  with no parity, and don't disable XON/OFF flow control either
 * minor bug 951 in user SMJS: garbage-collect SMJS objects on 'File ->
   Flush all caches' to work around their holding cache entries busy
 * minor bug 396: never show empty filename in the what-to-do dialog
diff --git a/src/osdep/osdep.c b/src/osdep/osdep.c
index 55570262..bf5ec188 100644
--- a/src/osdep/osdep.c
+++ b/src/osdep/osdep.c
@@ -745,12 +745,21 @@ unblock_stdin(void)
 void
 elinks_cfmakeraw(struct termios *t)
 {
-	/* Bug 54: Do not alter the character-size and parity bits in
-	 * t->c_cflag.  If they have unusual values, the terminal
-	 * probably requires those and won't work if ELinks changes
-	 * the flags.  The cfmakeraw function would set 8-bit characters
-	 * and no parity, so don't use that.  */
-	t->c_iflag &= ~(IGNBRK|BRKINT|PARMRK|ISTRIP|INLCR|IGNCR|ICRNL|IXON);
+	/* This elinks_cfmakeraw() intentionally leaves the following
+	 * settings unchanged, even though the standard cfmakeraw()
+	 * would change some of them:
+	 *
+	 * - c_cflag & CSIZE: number of bits per character.
+	 *   Bug 54 asked ELinks not to change this.
+	 * - c_cflag & (PARENB | PARODD): parity bit in characters.
+	 *   Bug 54 asked ELinks not to change this.
+	 * - c_iflag & (IXON | IXOFF | IXANY): XON/XOFF flow control.
+	 *
+	 * The reasoning is, if the user has set up unusual values for
+	 * those settings before starting ELinks, then the terminal
+	 * probably expects those values and ELinks should not mess
+	 * with them.  */
+	t->c_iflag &= ~(IGNBRK|BRKINT|PARMRK|ISTRIP|INLCR|IGNCR|ICRNL);
 	t->c_oflag &= ~OPOST;
 	t->c_lflag &= ~(ECHO|ECHONL|ICANON|ISIG|IEXTEN);
 	t->c_cc[VMIN] = 1;