diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/ngene/ngene-core.c b/drivers/media/dvb/ngene/ngene-core.c
index fd665912dec33a501bcd61c095ad52a12bf7a0d8..389204b7df11f284815538c851cef6d716652634 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/ngene/ngene-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/ngene/ngene-core.c
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ static irqreturn_t irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		spin_unlock(&dev->channel[i].state_lock);
 	}
 
-	return rc;
+	/* Request might have been processed by a previous call. */
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************/