diff --git a/ttynvt.c b/ttynvt.c
index 3c996f3..314b2e3 100644
--- a/ttynvt.c
+++ b/ttynvt.c
@@ -487,6 +487,11 @@ static void ttynvt_open(fuse_req_t req, struct fuse_file_info *info)
     if ((fd = open(slave_name, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY)) < 0) /* open slave */
         goto open_err;
 
+    ioctl(fd, TCGETS, &tty->tio);
+    tty->tio.c_cflag &= ~(CSIZE | PARENB);
+    tty->tio.c_cflag |= B115200 | CS8 | CREAD | CLOCAL;
+    ioctl(fd, TCSETS, &tty->tio);
+
     tty->fds[FD_SLAVE].fd = fd;
     tty->fds[FD_SLAVE].events = POLLIN;
 
@@ -683,12 +688,10 @@ ttynvt_ioctl(fuse_req_t req, int cmd, void *arg,
              const void *in_buf, size_t in_bufsz, size_t out_bufsz)
 {
     ttynvt_t       *tty = (ttynvt_t *) (uintptr_t) info->fh;
+    struct termios *tio = &tty->tio;
     struct winsize  ws;
     unsigned int    tiocm = 0;
     int             mcr;
-    static struct termios tio = {
-        .c_cflag = B115200 | CS8 | PARODD | CREAD | CLOCAL,
-    };
     int             val;
     int             res;
 
@@ -706,46 +709,46 @@ ttynvt_ioctl(fuse_req_t req, int cmd, void *arg,
             speed_t         speed;
             int             csize, par, sb;
 
-            memcpy(&tio, in_buf, in_bufsz);
+            memcpy(tio, in_buf, in_bufsz);
 
-            speed = tio.c_cflag & (CBAUD | CBAUDEX);
+            speed = tio->c_cflag & (CBAUD | CBAUDEX);
             val = htonl(baudrate(speed));
             telnet_rfc2217_cfg(tty->tn, TNS_SET_BAUDRATE, &val, 4);
 
-            if ((tio.c_cflag & CSIZE) == CS5)
+            if ((tio->c_cflag & CSIZE) == CS5)
                 csize = 5;
-            else if ((tio.c_cflag & CSIZE) == CS6)
+            else if ((tio->c_cflag & CSIZE) == CS6)
                 csize = 6;
-            else if ((tio.c_cflag & CSIZE) == CS7)
+            else if ((tio->c_cflag & CSIZE) == CS7)
                 csize = 7;
             else
                 csize = 8;
             telnet_rfc2217_cfg(tty->tn, TNS_SET_DATASIZE, &csize, 1);
 
-            if (tio.c_cflag & PARENB && tio.c_iflag & IGNPAR)
+            if (tio->c_cflag & PARENB && tio->c_iflag & IGNPAR)
                 par = 1;
 #ifdef CMSPAR
-            else if (tio.c_cflag & PARENB && tio.c_iflag & CMSPAR)
+            else if (tio->c_cflag & PARENB && tio->c_iflag & CMSPAR)
             {
-                if (tio.c_cflag & PARODD)
+                if (tio->c_cflag & PARODD)
                     par = 4;
                 else
                     par = 5;
             }
 #endif
-            else if (tio.c_cflag & PARENB)
+            else if (tio->c_cflag & PARENB)
                 par = 3;
             else
                 par = 1;
             telnet_rfc2217_cfg(tty->tn, TNS_SET_PARITY, &par, 1);
 
-            if (tio.c_cflag & CSTOPB)
+            if (tio->c_cflag & CSTOPB)
                 sb = 2;
             else
                 sb = 1;
             telnet_rfc2217_cfg(tty->tn, TNS_SET_STOPSIZE, &sb, 1);
 
-            if (tio.c_cflag & CRTSCTS)
+            if (tio->c_cflag & CRTSCTS)
                 telnet_rfc2217_ctl(tty->tn, TNS_CTL_CTSRTS);
 
             if (!(tty->cmcr & TIOCM_DTR) && speed != B0)
@@ -756,19 +759,19 @@ ttynvt_ioctl(fuse_req_t req, int cmd, void *arg,
 
             DBG("termios: %u%c%u%u %cCTSRTS %cCREAD %cHUPCL %cCLOCAL\n",
                 baudrate(speed), pstr[par], csize, sb,
-                tio.c_cflag & CRTSCTS ? '+' : '-',
-                tio.c_cflag & CREAD ? '+' : '-',
-                tio.c_cflag & HUPCL ? '+' : '-',
-                tio.c_cflag & CLOCAL ? '+' : '-');
+                tio->c_cflag & CRTSCTS ? '+' : '-',
+                tio->c_cflag & CREAD ? '+' : '-',
+                tio->c_cflag & HUPCL ? '+' : '-',
+                tio->c_cflag & CLOCAL ? '+' : '-');
 
-            ioctl(tty->fds[FD_SLAVE].fd, cmd, &tio);
+            ioctl(tty->fds[FD_SLAVE].fd, cmd, tio);
 
             fuse_reply_ioctl(req, 0, 0, 0);
         }
         break;
     case TCGETS:
         CHECK_BUF_OUT(sizeof(struct termios));
-        fuse_reply_ioctl(req, 0, &tio, sizeof(struct termios));
+        fuse_reply_ioctl(req, 0, tio, sizeof(struct termios));
         break;
     case TIOCINQ:              /* Get the number of bytes in the input
                                  * buffer */