diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
index c841650b90deb..ffc648cc983dd 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ static u8 gsm_encode_modem(const struct gsm_dlci *dlci)
  *	gsm_print_packet	-	display a frame for debug
  *	@hdr: header to print before decode
  *	@addr: address EA from the frame
- *	@cr: C/R bit from the frame
+ *	@cr: C/R bit seen as initiator
  *	@control: control including PF bit
  *	@data: following data bytes
  *	@dlen: length of data
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ static int gsm_stuff_frame(const u8 *input, u8 *output, int len)
  *	gsm_send	-	send a control frame
  *	@gsm: our GSM mux
  *	@addr: address for control frame
- *	@cr: command/response bit
+ *	@cr: command/response bit seen as initiator
  *	@control:  control byte including PF bit
  *
  *	Format up and transmit a control frame. These do not go via the
@@ -563,11 +563,15 @@ static void gsm_send(struct gsm_mux *gsm, int addr, int cr, int control)
 	int len;
 	u8 cbuf[10];
 	u8 ibuf[3];
+	int ocr;
+
+	/* toggle C/R coding if not initiator */
+	ocr = cr ^ (gsm->initiator ? 0 : 1);
 
 	switch (gsm->encoding) {
 	case 0:
 		cbuf[0] = GSM0_SOF;
-		cbuf[1] = (addr << 2) | (cr << 1) | EA;
+		cbuf[1] = (addr << 2) | (ocr << 1) | EA;
 		cbuf[2] = control;
 		cbuf[3] = EA;	/* Length of data = 0 */
 		cbuf[4] = 0xFF - gsm_fcs_add_block(INIT_FCS, cbuf + 1, 3);
@@ -577,7 +581,7 @@ static void gsm_send(struct gsm_mux *gsm, int addr, int cr, int control)
 	case 1:
 	case 2:
 		/* Control frame + packing (but not frame stuffing) in mode 1 */
-		ibuf[0] = (addr << 2) | (cr << 1) | EA;
+		ibuf[0] = (addr << 2) | (ocr << 1) | EA;
 		ibuf[1] = control;
 		ibuf[2] = 0xFF - gsm_fcs_add_block(INIT_FCS, ibuf, 2);
 		/* Stuffing may double the size worst case */
@@ -611,7 +615,7 @@ static void gsm_send(struct gsm_mux *gsm, int addr, int cr, int control)
 
 static inline void gsm_response(struct gsm_mux *gsm, int addr, int control)
 {
-	gsm_send(gsm, addr, 1, control);
+	gsm_send(gsm, addr, 0, control);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1800,10 +1804,10 @@ static void gsm_queue(struct gsm_mux *gsm)
 		goto invalid;
 
 	cr = gsm->address & 1;		/* C/R bit */
+	cr ^= gsm->initiator ? 0 : 1;	/* Flip so 1 always means command */
 
 	gsm_print_packet("<--", address, cr, gsm->control, gsm->buf, gsm->len);
 
-	cr ^= 1 - gsm->initiator;	/* Flip so 1 always means command */
 	dlci = gsm->dlci[address];
 
 	switch (gsm->control) {