diff --git a/neocon/neocon.c b/neocon/neocon.c
index a8e146a..7dde217 100644
--- a/neocon/neocon.c
+++ b/neocon/neocon.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static void make_raw(int fd, struct termios *old, int cr, int local_edit)
 		*old = t;
 	if (local_edit)
 		return;
+	cfmakeraw(&t);
 	if (fd) {
 		t.c_iflag &= ~(IXON | IXOFF);
 		t.c_cflag |= CLOCAL;