diff --git a/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/README.txt b/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/README.txt
index 72340ffff8a..5a30ab9f178 100755
--- a/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/README.txt
+++ b/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/README.txt
@@ -811,11 +811,15 @@ Where <subdir> is one of the following:
     3. Reset on the target side and attach SLIP on the Linux side:
     
        $ modprobe slip
-       $ slattach -p slip -s 57600 /dev/ttyS0 &
+       $ slattach -L -p slip -s 57600 /dev/ttyS0 &
  
        This should create an interface with a name like sl0, or sl1, etc.
        Add -d to get debug output.  This will show the interface name.
 
+       NOTE: The -L option is included to suppress use of hardware flow
+       control.  This is necessary because I haven't figure out how to 
+       use the UART1 hardwar flow control yet.
+
        NOTE: The Linux slip module hard-codes its MTU size to 296.  So you
        might as well set CONFIG_NET_BUFSIZE to 296 as well.
 
diff --git a/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/slip-httpd/defconfig b/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/slip-httpd/defconfig
index c4fd1a6d019..324207e8a2c 100755
--- a/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/slip-httpd/defconfig
+++ b/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/slip-httpd/defconfig
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ CONFIG_UART1_SERIAL_CONSOLE=n
 CONFIG_UART2_SERIAL_CONSOLE=n
 CONFIG_UART3_SERIAL_CONSOLE=n
 
-CONFIG_UART1_FLOWCONTROL=y
+CONFIG_UART1_FLOWCONTROL=n
 
 CONFIG_UART0_TXBUFSIZE=256
 CONFIG_UART1_TXBUFSIZE=256