diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/pluto2/pluto2.c b/drivers/media/dvb/pluto2/pluto2.c
index d101b304e9b0e7348614ec4ec2c8d28e15a31317..ee89623be85aa32a3a749c1e00217efd9d2d4bcb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/pluto2/pluto2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/pluto2/pluto2.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ struct pluto {
 
 	/* irq */
 	unsigned int overflow;
+	unsigned int dead;
 
 	/* dma */
 	dma_addr_t dma_addr;
@@ -336,8 +337,10 @@ static irqreturn_t pluto_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
 	if (tscr == 0xffffffff) {
-		// FIXME: maybe recover somehow
-		dev_err(&pluto->pdev->dev, "card hung up :(\n");
+		if (pluto->dead == 0)
+			dev_err(&pluto->pdev->dev, "card has hung or been ejected.\n");
+		/* It's dead Jim */
+		pluto->dead = 1;
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 	}