diff --git a/src/p7/args.c b/src/p7/args.c
index d51dc6e..0eca83c 100644
--- a/src/p7/args.c
+++ b/src/p7/args.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ static const char help_main[] =
 "                    and two stop bits. (E for even parity, O for odd parity)\n"
 "  --set <settings>  Set the following serial settings (when used with `--com`).\n"
 "                    The string has the same format than for `--use`.\n"
+"  --reset           Reset the default communication settings (9600N2).\n"
 "\n"
 "Type \"" QUOTE(BIN) " <subcommand> --help\" for some help about the subcommand.\n"
 "Report bugs to " QUOTE(MAINTAINER) ".";
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ int parse_args(int ac, char **av, args_t *args)
 		{"no-exit",         no_argument, NULL, 'e'},
 		{"no-term",         no_argument, NULL, 'e'},
 		{"set",       required_argument, NULL, 'S'},
+		{"reset",           no_argument, NULL, 'R'},
 		{"use",       required_argument, NULL, 'U'},
 
 		/* sentinel */
@@ -272,7 +274,7 @@ int parse_args(int ac, char **av, args_t *args)
 
 	/* get all options */
 	int c; opterr = 0;
-	int help = 0;
+	int help = 0, rst = 0;
 	const char *s_out = NULL, *s_dir = NULL, *s_todir = NULL;
 	const char *s_use = NULL, *s_set = NULL;
 	while ((c = getopt_long(ac, av, short_options, long_options, NULL)) != -1) {
@@ -305,6 +307,7 @@ int parse_args(int ac, char **av, args_t *args)
 		/* use and set settings */
 		case 'U': s_use = optarg; break;
 		case 'S': s_set = optarg; break;
+		case 'R': rst = 1; break;
 
 		/* in case of error */
 		case '?':
@@ -409,18 +412,23 @@ int parse_args(int ac, char **av, args_t *args)
 		noerror = 1;
 	if (!noerror) return (0);
 
-	/* serial settings */
-	if (s_set) {
-		if (args->com) args->set = &args->_set;
-		if (make_settings("--set", s_set, &args->_set))
-			return (0);
-	}
+	/* use serial settings */
 	if (s_use) {
 		if (args->com) args->use = &args->_use;
 		if (make_settings("--use", s_use, &args->_use))
 			return (0);
 	}
 
+	/* set serial settings */
+	if (rst)
+		args->do_the_set = 1;
+	else if (s_set) {
+		args->do_the_set = 1;
+		if (args->com) args->set = &args->_set;
+		if (make_settings("--set", s_set, &args->_set))
+			return (0);
+	}
+
 	/* check local path */
 	if (args->localpath) {
 		if (fpmode[0] == 'w' && !strcmp(args->localpath, "-"))
diff --git a/src/p7/main.c b/src/p7/main.c
index 9ed697e..17b901c 100644
--- a/src/p7/main.c
+++ b/src/p7/main.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 	}
 
 	/* Change speed, and things */
-	if (args.set) {
+	if (args.do_the_set) {
 		err = p7_setlink(handle, args.set);
 		if (err) goto fail;
 	}
diff --git a/src/p7/main.h b/src/p7/main.h
index fb39ec6..23c5b4e 100644
--- a/src/p7/main.h
+++ b/src/p7/main.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	unsigned int initflags;
 	p7_streamsettings_t *use, _use;
 	p7_streamsettings_t *set, _set;
+	int do_the_set;
 
 	/* for file transferring menus */
 	const char *dirname, *filename;