diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
index 8d80384df874..3afdd9033a9c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
@@ -1434,15 +1434,10 @@ static void n_tty_receive_char_closing(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char c,
 		c = tolower(c);
 
 	if (I_IXON(tty)) {
-		if (c == STOP_CHAR(tty)) {
-			if (!lookahead_done)
-				stop_tty(tty);
-		} else if (c == START_CHAR(tty) && lookahead_done) {
-			return;
-		} else if (c == START_CHAR(tty) ||
-			 (tty->flow.stopped && !tty->flow.tco_stopped && I_IXANY(tty) &&
-			  c != INTR_CHAR(tty) && c != QUIT_CHAR(tty) &&
-			  c != SUSP_CHAR(tty))) {
+		if (!n_tty_receive_char_flow_ctrl(tty, c, lookahead_done) &&
+		    tty->flow.stopped && !tty->flow.tco_stopped && I_IXANY(tty) &&
+		    c != INTR_CHAR(tty) && c != QUIT_CHAR(tty) &&
+		    c != SUSP_CHAR(tty)) {
 			start_tty(tty);
 			process_echoes(tty);
 		}