diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
index 9ca2b418a3ee..a4272ed62da8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ struct hso_serial {
 	 * so as not to drop characters on the floor.
 	 */
 	int  curr_rx_urb_idx;
-	u16  curr_rx_urb_offset;
 	u8   rx_urb_filled[MAX_RX_URBS];
 	struct tasklet_struct unthrottle_tasklet;
 };
@@ -2001,8 +2000,7 @@ static void ctrl_callback(struct urb *urb)
 static int put_rxbuf_data(struct urb *urb, struct hso_serial *serial)
 {
 	struct tty_struct *tty;
-	int write_length_remaining = 0;
-	int curr_write_len;
+	int count;
 
 	/* Sanity check */
 	if (urb == NULL || serial == NULL) {
@@ -2012,29 +2010,28 @@ static int put_rxbuf_data(struct urb *urb, struct hso_serial *serial)
 
 	tty = tty_port_tty_get(&serial->port);
 
-	/* Push data to tty */
-	write_length_remaining = urb->actual_length -
-		serial->curr_rx_urb_offset;
-	D1("data to push to tty");
-	while (write_length_remaining) {
-		if (tty && test_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags)) {
-			tty_kref_put(tty);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		curr_write_len = tty_insert_flip_string(&serial->port,
-			urb->transfer_buffer + serial->curr_rx_urb_offset,
-			write_length_remaining);
-		serial->curr_rx_urb_offset += curr_write_len;
-		write_length_remaining -= curr_write_len;
-		tty_flip_buffer_push(&serial->port);
+	if (tty && test_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags)) {
+		tty_kref_put(tty);
+		return -1;
 	}
+
+	/* Push data to tty */
+	D1("data to push to tty");
+	count = tty_buffer_request_room(&serial->port, urb->actual_length);
+	if (count >= urb->actual_length) {
+		tty_insert_flip_string(&serial->port, urb->transfer_buffer,
+				       urb->actual_length);
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(&serial->port);
+	} else {
+		dev_warn(&serial->parent->usb->dev,
+			 "dropping data, %d bytes lost\n", urb->actual_length);
+	}
+
 	tty_kref_put(tty);
 
-	if (write_length_remaining == 0) {
-		serial->curr_rx_urb_offset = 0;
-		serial->rx_urb_filled[hso_urb_to_index(serial, urb)] = 0;
-	}
-	return write_length_remaining;
+	serial->rx_urb_filled[hso_urb_to_index(serial, urb)] = 0;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -2205,7 +2202,6 @@ static int hso_stop_serial_device(struct hso_device *hso_dev)
 		}
 	}
 	serial->curr_rx_urb_idx = 0;
-	serial->curr_rx_urb_offset = 0;
 
 	if (serial->tx_urb)
 		usb_kill_urb(serial->tx_urb);