diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-input.c b/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-input.c
index 81e27ddcf6df..4b58c129be92 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-input.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-input.c
@@ -873,6 +873,9 @@ int saa7134_input_init1(struct saa7134_dev *dev)
 	rc->dev.parent = &dev->pci->dev;
 	rc->map_name = ir_codes;
 	rc->driver_name = MODULE_NAME;
+	rc->min_timeout = 1;
+	rc->timeout = IR_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
+	rc->max_timeout = 10 * IR_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 
 	err = rc_register_device(rc);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/gpio-ir-recv.c b/drivers/media/rc/gpio-ir-recv.c
index 561c27a4be64..512e31593a77 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/gpio-ir-recv.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/gpio-ir-recv.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ struct gpio_rc_dev {
 	struct rc_dev *rcdev;
 	int gpio_nr;
 	bool active_low;
-	struct timer_list flush_timer;
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
@@ -94,26 +93,10 @@ static irqreturn_t gpio_ir_recv_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	if (rc < 0)
 		goto err_get_value;
 
-	mod_timer(&gpio_dev->flush_timer,
-		  jiffies + nsecs_to_jiffies(gpio_dev->rcdev->timeout));
-
-	ir_raw_event_handle(gpio_dev->rcdev);
-
 err_get_value:
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static void flush_timer(unsigned long arg)
-{
-	struct gpio_rc_dev *gpio_dev = (struct gpio_rc_dev *)arg;
-	DEFINE_IR_RAW_EVENT(ev);
-
-	ev.timeout = true;
-	ev.duration = gpio_dev->rcdev->timeout;
-	ir_raw_event_store(gpio_dev->rcdev, &ev);
-	ir_raw_event_handle(gpio_dev->rcdev);
-}
-
 static int gpio_ir_recv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct gpio_rc_dev *gpio_dev;
@@ -171,9 +154,6 @@ static int gpio_ir_recv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	gpio_dev->gpio_nr = pdata->gpio_nr;
 	gpio_dev->active_low = pdata->active_low;
 
-	setup_timer(&gpio_dev->flush_timer, flush_timer,
-		    (unsigned long)gpio_dev);
-
 	rc = gpio_request(pdata->gpio_nr, "gpio-ir-recv");
 	if (rc < 0)
 		goto err_gpio_request;
@@ -216,7 +196,6 @@ static int gpio_ir_recv_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct gpio_rc_dev *gpio_dev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	free_irq(gpio_to_irq(gpio_dev->gpio_nr), gpio_dev);
-	del_timer_sync(&gpio_dev->flush_timer);
 	rc_unregister_device(gpio_dev->rcdev);
 	gpio_free(gpio_dev->gpio_nr);
 	kfree(gpio_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
index 07a694298119..ef5efd994eef 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
@@ -134,9 +134,13 @@ int ir_raw_event_store_edge(struct rc_dev *dev, enum raw_event_type type)
 	dev->raw->last_event = now;
 	dev->raw->last_type = type;
 
-	if (!timer_pending(&dev->raw->edge_handle))
+	/* timer could be set to timeout (125ms by default) */
+	if (!timer_pending(&dev->raw->edge_handle) ||
+	    time_after(dev->raw->edge_handle.expires,
+		       jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(15))) {
 		mod_timer(&dev->raw->edge_handle,
 			  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(15));
+	}
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -491,6 +495,19 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ir_raw_encode_scancode);
 static void edge_handle(unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct rc_dev *dev = (struct rc_dev *)arg;
+	ktime_t interval = ktime_get() - dev->raw->last_event;
+
+	if (interval >= dev->timeout) {
+		DEFINE_IR_RAW_EVENT(ev);
+
+		ev.timeout = true;
+		ev.duration = interval;
+
+		ir_raw_event_store(dev, &ev);
+	} else {
+		mod_timer(&dev->raw->edge_handle,
+			  jiffies + nsecs_to_jiffies(dev->timeout - interval));
+	}
 
 	ir_raw_event_handle(dev);
 }