diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-1394.c b/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-1394.c
index ed98fdb650c5164c8f97bad9afe3426f25e5cdd4..7c5459c27b753b8fa0a62d0a24d506170b1b61d1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-1394.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-1394.c
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ static int node_lock(struct firedtv *fdtv, u64 addr, __be32 data[])
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int node_read(struct firedtv *fdtv, u64 addr, void *data, size_t len)
+static int node_read(struct firedtv *fdtv, u64 addr, void *data)
 {
-	return hpsb_node_read(node_of(fdtv), addr, data, len);
+	return hpsb_node_read(node_of(fdtv), addr, data, 4);
 }
 
 static int node_write(struct firedtv *fdtv, u64 addr, void *data, size_t len)
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-avc.c b/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-avc.c
index 5516c33b14538ccce069c3b9a26f99c943b2af40..50c42a4b972b1ea7970847202f5bebac20832614 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-avc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-avc.c
@@ -1236,14 +1236,14 @@ int avc_ca_get_mmi(struct firedtv *fdtv, char *mmi_object, unsigned int *len)
 
 #define CMP_OUTPUT_PLUG_CONTROL_REG_0	0xfffff0000904ULL
 
-static int cmp_read(struct firedtv *fdtv, void *buf, u64 addr, size_t len)
+static int cmp_read(struct firedtv *fdtv, u64 addr, __be32 *data)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&fdtv->avc_mutex))
 		return -EINTR;
 
-	ret = fdtv->backend->read(fdtv, addr, buf, len);
+	ret = fdtv->backend->read(fdtv, addr, data);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(fdtv->device, "CMP: read I/O error\n");
 
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ int cmp_establish_pp_connection(struct firedtv *fdtv, int plug, int channel)
 	int attempts = 0;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = cmp_read(fdtv, opcr, opcr_address, 4);
+	ret = cmp_read(fdtv, opcr_address, opcr);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ void cmp_break_pp_connection(struct firedtv *fdtv, int plug, int channel)
 	u64 opcr_address = CMP_OUTPUT_PLUG_CONTROL_REG_0 + (plug << 2);
 	int attempts = 0;
 
-	if (cmp_read(fdtv, opcr, opcr_address, 4) < 0)
+	if (cmp_read(fdtv, opcr_address, opcr) < 0)
 		return;
 
 repeat:
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-fw.c b/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-fw.c
index d8408cea335f7efc6fb49660416deaa852bfe423..fe44789ab03793fed09a9740e8622b9b798ceadc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-fw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv-fw.c
@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ static int node_lock(struct firedtv *fdtv, u64 addr, __be32 data[])
 	return node_req(fdtv, addr, data, 8, TCODE_LOCK_COMPARE_SWAP);
 }
 
-static int node_read(struct firedtv *fdtv, u64 addr, void *data, size_t len)
+static int node_read(struct firedtv *fdtv, u64 addr, void *data)
 {
-	return node_req(fdtv, addr, data, len, len == 4 ?
-			TCODE_READ_QUADLET_REQUEST : TCODE_READ_BLOCK_REQUEST);
+	return node_req(fdtv, addr, data, 4, TCODE_READ_QUADLET_REQUEST);
 }
 
 static int node_write(struct firedtv *fdtv, u64 addr, void *data, size_t len)
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv.h b/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv.h
index f7b5c030bedfb0fd8c0aefc8763af492ad0d9166..35080dbb3c66d523eba1af277397b0c6c4fe2e8f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/firewire/firedtv.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct firedtv;
 
 struct firedtv_backend {
 	int (*lock)(struct firedtv *fdtv, u64 addr, __be32 data[]);
-	int (*read)(struct firedtv *fdtv, u64 addr, void *data, size_t len);
+	int (*read)(struct firedtv *fdtv, u64 addr, void *data);
 	int (*write)(struct firedtv *fdtv, u64 addr, void *data, size_t len);
 	int (*start_iso)(struct firedtv *fdtv);
 	void (*stop_iso)(struct firedtv *fdtv);