diff --git a/src/fsfw_hal/linux/uart/helper.cpp b/src/fsfw_hal/linux/uart/helper.cpp
index f9569cd3..c32fed31 100644
--- a/src/fsfw_hal/linux/uart/helper.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw_hal/linux/uart/helper.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ void uart::setBaudrate(struct termios& options, UartBaudRate baud) {
       cfsetspeed(&options, B150);
       break;
     case UartBaudRate::RATE_200:
-      cfsetispeed(&options, B200);
-      cfsetospeed(&options, B200);
+      cfsetspeed(&options, B200);
       break;
     case UartBaudRate::RATE_300:
       cfsetspeed(&options, B300);
@@ -53,8 +52,7 @@ void uart::setBaudrate(struct termios& options, UartBaudRate baud) {
       cfsetspeed(&options, B4800);
       break;
     case UartBaudRate::RATE_9600:
-      cfsetispeed(&options, B9600);
-      cfsetospeed(&options, B9600);
+      cfsetspeed(&options, B9600);
       break;
     case UartBaudRate::RATE_19200:
       cfsetspeed(&options, B19200);
@@ -79,8 +77,7 @@ void uart::setBaudrate(struct termios& options, UartBaudRate baud) {
       cfsetspeed(&options, B500000);
       break;
     case UartBaudRate::RATE_576000:
-      cfsetispeed(&options, B576000);
-      cfsetospeed(&options, B576000);
+      cfsetspeed(&options, B576000);
       break;
     case UartBaudRate::RATE_921600:
       cfsetspeed(&options, B921600);
@@ -101,8 +98,7 @@ void uart::setBaudrate(struct termios& options, UartBaudRate baud) {
       cfsetspeed(&options, B2500000);
       break;
     case UartBaudRate::RATE_3000000:
-      cfsetispeed(&options, B3000000);
-      cfsetospeed(&options, B3000000);
+      cfsetspeed(&options, B3000000);
       break;
     case UartBaudRate::RATE_3500000:
       cfsetspeed(&options, B3500000);