diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
index 2ab8a2b7092a..2e50104ae138 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ int ir_raw_event_prepare(struct rc_dev *dev)
 
 	dev->raw->dev = dev;
 	dev->change_protocol = change_protocol;
+	dev->idle = true;
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->raw->edge_spinlock);
 	timer_setup(&dev->raw->edge_handle, ir_raw_edge_handle, 0);
 	INIT_KFIFO(dev->raw->kfifo);
diff --git a/include/media/rc-core.h b/include/media/rc-core.h
index 6742fd86ff65..61571773a98d 100644
--- a/include/media/rc-core.h
+++ b/include/media/rc-core.h
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ static inline void ir_raw_event_reset(struct rc_dev *dev)
 	struct ir_raw_event ev = { .reset = true };
 
 	ir_raw_event_store(dev, &ev);
+	dev->idle = true;
 	ir_raw_event_handle(dev);
 }