diff --git a/src/main/c/src/SerialImp.c b/src/main/c/src/SerialImp.c
index 3b7c5e25..a9c862bf 100644
--- a/src/main/c/src/SerialImp.c
+++ b/src/main/c/src/SerialImp.c
@@ -713,17 +713,12 @@ JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL RXTXPort(open)(
        See tty(4) ("man 4 tty") and ioctl(2) ("man 2 ioctl") for details.
        */
 #if defined(__linux__)
-			int ret;
 			//report_error("\nnative open(): Setting ownership flags");
-			ret= fcntl(fd,F_SETOWN,getpid());
+			fcntl(fd,F_SETOWN,getpid());
 			//report_error( strerror(errno) );
 
 			//report_error("\nnativec(): Forcing unlock flags");
-			ret = fcntl(fd,F_UNLCK);
-			//report_error( strerror(errno) );
-
-			//report_error("\nnative open(): Setting read/write flags");
-			ret= fcntl(fd,F_SETFL,O_CLOEXEC|O_RDWR|O_NONBLOCK);
+			fcntl(fd,F_UNLCK);
 			//report_error( strerror(errno) );
 #endif
        if (fd >= 0 && (ioctl(fd, TIOCEXCL) == -1))