diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.h b/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.h
index 0ad15d34e9c9..6a3de08a17c0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.h
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.h
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ struct nvt_dev {
 /* total length of CIR and CIR WAKE */
 #define CIR_IOREG_LENGTH	0x0f
 
-/* RX limit length, 8 high bits for SLCH, 8 low bits for SLCL (0x7d0 = 2000) */
-#define CIR_RX_LIMIT_COUNT	0x7d0
+/* RX limit length, 8 high bits for SLCH, 8 low bits for SLCL */
+#define CIR_RX_LIMIT_COUNT  (IR_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT / US_TO_NS(SAMPLE_PERIOD))
 
 /* CIR Regs */
 #define CIR_IRCON	0x00