diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/chan_user.h b/arch/um/drivers/chan_user.h
index 72222bb036f5..4e51b85e2a23 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/chan_user.h
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/chan_user.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 struct chan_opts {
 	void (*const announce)(char *dev_name, int dev);
 	char *xterm_title;
-	const int raw;
+	int raw;
 };
 
 struct chan_ops {
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c b/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
index b213201b8a3b..26c5716fac0f 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
@@ -196,3 +196,11 @@ static int ssl_chan_setup(char *str)
 
 __setup("ssl", ssl_chan_setup);
 __channel_help(ssl_chan_setup, "ssl");
+
+static int ssl_non_raw_setup(char *str)
+{
+	opts.raw = 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("ssl-non-raw", ssl_non_raw_setup);
+__channel_help(ssl_non_raw_setup, "set serial lines to non-raw mode");