diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8a663ed..038d2f2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ TIO_CHECK_BAUDRATES(
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([AUTOCONF_BAUDRATE_CASES],[$BAUDRATE_CASES],[Switch cases for detected baud rates])
 
+# Check for interface for setting arbitrary I/O speeds
+AC_CHECK_DECL([TCGETS2], [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_TERMIOS2],[1],[Define if termios2 exists.]) have_termios2=yes], , [[#include <asm/termios.h>]])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([ADD_SETSPEED2],[test "x$have_termios2" == "xyes"])
+
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([src/Makefile])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([src/bash-completion/tio])
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index b06b6d1..483998f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ tio_SOURCES = tty.c \
               include/tio/log.h \
               include/tio/error.h
 
+if ADD_SETSPEED2
+tio_SOURCES += setspeed2.c
+endif
+
 if ENABLE_BASH_COMPLETION
 bashcompletiondir=@BASH_COMPLETION_DIR@
 bashcompletion_DATA=bash-completion/tio
diff --git a/src/setspeed2.c b/src/setspeed2.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22d0c14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/setspeed2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <asm/termbits.h>
+
+int setspeed2(int fd, int baudrate)
+{
+    struct termios2 tio;
+    int status;
+
+    status = ioctl(fd, TCGETS2, &tio);
+
+    // Set baudrate speed using termios2 interface
+    tio.c_cflag &= ~CBAUD;
+    tio.c_cflag |= BOTHER;
+    tio.c_ispeed = baudrate;
+    tio.c_ospeed = baudrate;
+
+    status = ioctl(fd, TCSETS2, &tio);
+
+    return status;
+}
diff --git a/src/tty.c b/src/tty.c
index 60d6c15..de4bcf8 100644
--- a/src/tty.c
+++ b/src/tty.c
@@ -42,13 +42,18 @@
 #include "tio/log.h"
 #include "tio/error.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS2
+extern int setspeed2(int fd, int baudrate);
+#endif
+
 static struct termios tio, tio_old, stdout_new, stdout_old, stdin_new, stdin_old;
 static unsigned long rx_total = 0, tx_total = 0;
 static bool connected = false;
 static bool tainted = false;
-static int fd;
 static bool print_mode = NORMAL;
+static bool standard_baudrate = true;
 static void (*print)(char c);
+static int fd;
 
 #define tio_printf(format, args...) \
 { \
@@ -276,24 +281,32 @@ void tty_configure(void)
         AUTOCONF_BAUDRATE_CASES
 
         default:
+#ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS2
+            standard_baudrate = false;
+            break;
+#else
             error_printf("Invalid baud rate");
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+#endif
     }
 
-    // Set input speed
-    status = cfsetispeed(&tio, baudrate);
-    if (status == -1)
+    if (standard_baudrate)
     {
-        error_printf("Could not configure input speed (%s)", strerror(errno));
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
+        // Set input speed
+        status = cfsetispeed(&tio, baudrate);
+        if (status == -1)
+        {
+            error_printf("Could not configure input speed (%s)", strerror(errno));
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
 
-    // Set output speed
-    cfsetospeed(&tio, baudrate);
-    if (status == -1)
-    {
-        error_printf("Could not configure output speed (%s)", strerror(errno));
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        // Set output speed
+        cfsetospeed(&tio, baudrate);
+        if (status == -1)
+        {
+            error_printf("Could not configure output speed (%s)", strerror(errno));
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
     }
 
     /* Set databits */
@@ -551,6 +564,17 @@ int tty_connect(void)
         goto error_tcsetattr;
     }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS2
+    if (!standard_baudrate)
+    {
+        if (setspeed2(fd, option.baudrate) != 0)
+        {
+            error_printf_silent("Could not set baudrate speed (%s)", strerror(errno));
+            goto error_setspeed2;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
     maxfd = MAX(fd, STDIN_FILENO) + 1;  /* Maximum bit entry (fd) to test */
 
     /* Input loop */
@@ -636,6 +660,9 @@ int tty_connect(void)
 
     return TIO_SUCCESS;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS2
+error_setspeed2:
+#endif
 error_tcsetattr:
 error_tcgetattr:
 error_read: