diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/ir-nec-decoder.c b/drivers/media/IR/ir-nec-decoder.c
index 28d77356355679a5397a5049efdb212707066c58..9d1ada95aa724197ccac2c3470c2733f60e3f677 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/ir-nec-decoder.c
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/ir-nec-decoder.c
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ static int ir_nec_decode(struct input_dev *input_dev,
 	if (!data)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (!data->enabled)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* Except for the initial event, what matters is the previous bit */
 	bit = (ev->type & IR_PULSE) ? 1 : 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/ir-rc5-decoder.c b/drivers/media/IR/ir-rc5-decoder.c
index 61b58397a3c2a410e35dd154f8baf272d0c2ca47..4fb3ce410e2468487807d547951cf90fef5ae3b3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/ir-rc5-decoder.c
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/ir-rc5-decoder.c
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ static int ir_rc5_decode(struct input_dev *input_dev,
 	if (!data)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (!data->enabled)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* Except for the initial event, what matters is the previous bit */
 	bit = (ev->type & IR_PULSE) ? 1 : 0;