diff --git a/host/ledbar.c b/host/ledbar.c
index 0c87678..c8acaf1 100644
--- a/host/ledbar.c
+++ b/host/ledbar.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <math.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <SDL.h>
+#include <termios.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #define min(x,y) ( (x)<(y) ? (x) : (y) )
@@ -284,6 +285,13 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         return 1;
     }
 
+    if (fp) {
+	struct termios t;
+	tcgetattr(fileno(fp), &t);
+	cfsetspeed(&t, B38400);
+	tcsetattr(fileno(fp), TCSADRAIN, &t);
+    }
+
     sleep(2);
 
     if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) < 0) return 1;