int char_count;
        int len;
 #ifdef BLOCKMOVE
-       int small_count;
+       unsigned char *buf;
 #else
        char data;
 #endif
                /* we'd like to use memcpy(t, f, n) and memset(s, c, count)
                   for performance, but because of buffer boundaries, there
                   may be several steps to the operation */
-                       while (0 < (small_count = min_t(unsigned int,
-                                       rx_bufsize - new_rx_get,
-                                       min_t(unsigned int, TTY_FLIPBUF_SIZE -
-                                               tty->flip.count, char_count)))){
-                               memcpy_fromio(tty->flip.char_buf_ptr,
-                                       (char *)(cinfo->base_addr + rx_bufaddr +
-                                               new_rx_get),
-                                       small_count);
+                       while (1) {
+                               len = tty_prepare_flip_string(tty, &buf,
+                                               char_count);
+                               if (!len)
+                                       break;
 
-                               tty->flip.char_buf_ptr += small_count;
-                               memset(tty->flip.flag_buf_ptr, TTY_NORMAL,
-                                       small_count);
-                               tty->flip.flag_buf_ptr += small_count;
-                               new_rx_get = (new_rx_get + small_count) &
+                               len = min_t(unsigned int, min(len, char_count),
+                                               rx_bufsize - new_rx_get);
+
+                               memcpy_fromio(buf, cinfo->base_addr +
+                                               rx_bufaddr + new_rx_get, len);
+
+                               new_rx_get = (new_rx_get + len) &
                                                (rx_bufsize - 1);
-                               char_count -= small_count;
-                               info->icount.rx += small_count;
-                               info->idle_stats.recv_bytes += small_count;
-                               tty->flip.count += small_count;
+                               char_count -= len;
+                               info->icount.rx += len;
+                               info->idle_stats.recv_bytes += len;
                        }
 #else
                        len = tty_buffer_request_room(tty, char_count);