diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/ene_ir.c b/drivers/media/rc/ene_ir.c
index 647dd951b0e8c31772e66bcdc333a54c3f839574..d05ac15b5de48673cafbd9825afa8925c3a3c5e7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/ene_ir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/ene_ir.c
@@ -881,10 +881,13 @@ static int ene_set_tx_mask(struct rc_dev *rdev, u32 tx_mask)
 static int ene_set_tx_carrier(struct rc_dev *rdev, u32 carrier)
 {
 	struct ene_device *dev = rdev->priv;
-	u32 period = 2000000 / carrier;
+	u32 period;
 
 	dbg("TX: attempt to set tx carrier to %d kHz", carrier);
+	if (carrier == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
+	period = 2000000 / carrier;
 	if (period && (period > ENE_CIRMOD_PRD_MAX ||
 			period < ENE_CIRMOD_PRD_MIN)) {
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c b/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c
index 699eef39128bf3eacf91a08d1a1026a1dfac1653..2ea913a44ae887b8cfe48503e68c707201ae2a88 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c
@@ -517,6 +517,9 @@ static int nvt_set_tx_carrier(struct rc_dev *dev, u32 carrier)
 	struct nvt_dev *nvt = dev->priv;
 	u16 val;
 
+	if (carrier == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	nvt_cir_reg_write(nvt, 1, CIR_CP);
 	val = 3000000 / (carrier) - 1;
 	nvt_cir_reg_write(nvt, val & 0xff, CIR_CC);
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/redrat3.c b/drivers/media/rc/redrat3.c
index 49731b1a9c57f09a5e9aa43a199e7f5f4e5d766a..9f5a17bb5ef5df9d09e09519a2424dbac2e0e158 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/redrat3.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/redrat3.c
@@ -890,6 +890,9 @@ static int redrat3_set_tx_carrier(struct rc_dev *rcdev, u32 carrier)
 	struct device *dev = rr3->dev;
 
 	rr3_dbg(dev, "Setting modulation frequency to %u", carrier);
+	if (carrier == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	rr3->carrier = carrier;
 
 	return carrier;