2 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/NOFORK_NOEXEC.lst b/NOFORK_NOEXEC.lst
index 3bd82aa60..30690af61 100644
--- a/NOFORK_NOEXEC.lst
+++ b/NOFORK_NOEXEC.lst
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ setfont
 setkeycodes
 setlogcons
 setpriv - spawner, changes state, let's play safe and not be noexec
-setserial
+setserial - noexec
 setsid - spawner, uses fork_or_rexec() [not audited to work in noexec], let's play safe and not be noexec
 setuidgid - noexec. spawner
 sha1sum - noexec. runner
diff --git a/miscutils/setserial.c b/miscutils/setserial.c
index a4d59f898..2000de7b1 100644
--- a/miscutils/setserial.c
+++ b/miscutils/setserial.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 //config:       help
 //config:       Retrieve or set Linux serial port.
 
-//applet:IF_SETSERIAL(APPLET(setserial, BB_DIR_BIN, BB_SUID_DROP))
+//applet:IF_SETSERIAL(APPLET_NOEXEC(setserial, setserial, BB_DIR_BIN, BB_SUID_DROP, setserial))
 
 //kbuild:lib-$(CONFIG_SETSERIAL) += setserial.o
 
@@ -746,14 +746,15 @@ int setserial_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         opts = getopt32(argv, "bGavzgq");
         argv += optind;
 
-        if (!argv[1]) /* one arg only? */
-                opts |= OPT_LIST_OF_DEVS;
+        if (!argv[1]) /* one arg only? (nothing to change?) */
+                opts |= OPT_LIST_OF_DEVS; /* force display */
 
         if (!(opts & OPT_LIST_OF_DEVS)) {
                 serial_set(argv, opts);
                 argv[1] = NULL;
         }
 
+        /* -v effect: "after setting params, do not be silent, show them" */
         if (opts & (OPT_VERBOSE | OPT_LIST_OF_DEVS)) {
                 do {
                         serial_get(*argv, opts & OPT_MODE_MASK);