diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Lights/LightsDriver_LinuxSerial.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/Lights/LightsDriver_LinuxSerial.cpp
index 60a2ae610a..5264f266a9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Lights/LightsDriver_LinuxSerial.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Lights/LightsDriver_LinuxSerial.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ LightsDriver_LinuxSerial::LightsDriver_LinuxSerial()
     
     my_termios.c_cflag = B2400 | CS8 |CREAD | CLOCAL | HUPCL;
     
+	my_termios.c_iflag &= ~(IXON | IXOFF | IXANY); /* no flow control */
+	my_termios.c_oflag &= ~(IXON | IXOFF | IXANY); /* no flow control */
+
     cfsetospeed(&my_termios, B2400);
     tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, &my_termios);