return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 }
 
+static const struct serial_rs485 imx_no_rs485 = {};    /* No RS485 if no RTS */
+static const struct serial_rs485 imx_rs485_supported = {
+       .flags = SER_RS485_ENABLED | SER_RS485_RTS_ON_SEND | SER_RS485_RTS_AFTER_SEND |
+                SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX,
+       .delay_rts_before_send = 1,
+       .delay_rts_after_send = 1,
+};
+
 /* Default RX DMA buffer configuration */
 #define RX_DMA_PERIODS         16
 #define RX_DMA_PERIOD_LEN      (PAGE_SIZE / 4)
        sport->port.has_sysrq = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SERIAL_IMX_CONSOLE);
        sport->port.ops = &imx_uart_pops;
        sport->port.rs485_config = imx_uart_rs485_config;
+       /* RTS is required to control the RS485 transmitter */
+       if (sport->have_rtscts || sport->have_rtsgpio)
+               sport->port.rs485_supported = &imx_rs485_supported;
+       else
+               sport->port.rs485_supported = &imx_no_rs485;
        sport->port.flags = UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF;
        timer_setup(&sport->timer, imx_uart_timeout, 0);