--- userial/ds9097/linuxlnk.c
+++ userial/ds9097/linuxlnk.c
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@
    cfsetispeed(&term[portnum], B115200);
    cfsetospeed(&term[portnum], B115200);
    
-   /* set to 6 data bits */
-   term[portnum].c_cflag |= CS6; 
+   /* set to 7 data bits */
+   term[portnum].c_cflag |= CS7; 
 
    if (tcsetattr(fd[portnum], TCSANOW, &term[portnum] ) < 0 )
      {
--- userial/ds9097/linuxses.c
+++ userial/ds9097/linuxses.c
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@
    term[portnum].c_cc[VMIN] = 1;  
    term[portnum].c_cc[VTIME] = 0;
       
-   /* 6 data bits, Receiver enabled, Hangup, Dont change "owner" */
-   term[portnum].c_cflag |= CS6 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
+   /* 7 data bits, Receiver enabled, Hangup, Dont change "owner" */
+   term[portnum].c_cflag |= CS7 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
    
    /* Set input and output speed to 115.2k */
    cfsetispeed(&term[portnum], B115200);