diff --git a/net/x25/af_x25.c b/net/x25/af_x25.c
index fe26c01ef3e6..8ed51c926c50 100644
--- a/net/x25/af_x25.c
+++ b/net/x25/af_x25.c
@@ -588,7 +588,8 @@ static int x25_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 	x25->facilities.winsize_out = X25_DEFAULT_WINDOW_SIZE;
 	x25->facilities.pacsize_in  = X25_DEFAULT_PACKET_SIZE;
 	x25->facilities.pacsize_out = X25_DEFAULT_PACKET_SIZE;
-	x25->facilities.throughput  = X25_DEFAULT_THROUGHPUT;
+	x25->facilities.throughput  = 0;	/* by default don't negotiate
+						   throughput */
 	x25->facilities.reverse     = X25_DEFAULT_REVERSE;
 	x25->dte_facilities.calling_len = 0;
 	x25->dte_facilities.called_len = 0;
@@ -1459,9 +1460,20 @@ static int x25_ioctl(struct socket *sock, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 			if (facilities.winsize_in < 1 ||
 			    facilities.winsize_in > 127)
 				break;
-			if (facilities.throughput < 0x03 ||
-			    facilities.throughput > 0xDD)
-				break;
+			if (facilities.throughput) {
+				int out = facilities.throughput & 0xf0;
+				int in  = facilities.throughput & 0x0f;
+				if (!out)
+					facilities.throughput |=
+						X25_DEFAULT_THROUGHPUT << 4;
+				else if (out < 0x30 || out > 0xD0)
+					break;
+				if (!in)
+					facilities.throughput |=
+						X25_DEFAULT_THROUGHPUT;
+				else if (in < 0x03 || in > 0x0D)
+					break;
+			}
 			if (facilities.reverse &&
 				(facilities.reverse & 0x81) != 0x81)
 				break;
diff --git a/net/x25/x25_facilities.c b/net/x25/x25_facilities.c
index a2765c6b1f1a..771bab00754b 100644
--- a/net/x25/x25_facilities.c
+++ b/net/x25/x25_facilities.c
@@ -269,9 +269,18 @@ int x25_negotiate_facilities(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk,
 	new->reverse = theirs.reverse;
 
 	if (theirs.throughput) {
-		if (theirs.throughput < ours->throughput) {
-			SOCK_DEBUG(sk, "X.25: throughput negotiated down\n");
-			new->throughput = theirs.throughput;
+		int theirs_in =  theirs.throughput & 0x0f;
+		int theirs_out = theirs.throughput & 0xf0;
+		int ours_in  = ours->throughput & 0x0f;
+		int ours_out = ours->throughput & 0xf0;
+		if (!ours_in || theirs_in < ours_in) {
+			SOCK_DEBUG(sk, "X.25: inbound throughput negotiated\n");
+			new->throughput = (new->throughput & 0xf0) | theirs_in;
+		}
+		if (!ours_out || theirs_out < ours_out) {
+			SOCK_DEBUG(sk,
+				"X.25: outbound throughput negotiated\n");
+			new->throughput = (new->throughput & 0x0f) | theirs_out;
 		}
 	}