diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c
index 4a88a3e4db2b5d4a7e510523a375abf90a95d647..faa3671b649e1dd54214abf5f7bce1c4044c2bac 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c
@@ -478,97 +478,94 @@ void dvb_dmx_swfilter_packets(struct dvb_demux *demux, const u8 *buf,
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_dmx_swfilter_packets);
 
-void dvb_dmx_swfilter(struct dvb_demux *demux, const u8 *buf, size_t count)
+static inline int find_next_packet(const u8 *buf, int pos, size_t count,
+				   const int pktsize)
 {
-	int p = 0, i, j;
+	int start = pos, lost;
 
-	spin_lock(&demux->lock);
-
-	if (demux->tsbufp) {
-		i = demux->tsbufp;
-		j = 188 - i;
-		if (count < j) {
-			memcpy(&demux->tsbuf[i], buf, count);
-			demux->tsbufp += count;
-			goto bailout;
-		}
-		memcpy(&demux->tsbuf[i], buf, j);
-		if (demux->tsbuf[0] == 0x47)
-			dvb_dmx_swfilter_packet(demux, demux->tsbuf);
-		demux->tsbufp = 0;
-		p += j;
+	while (pos < count) {
+		if (buf[pos] == 0x47 ||
+		    (pktsize == 204 && buf[pos] == 0xB8))
+			break;
+		pos++;
 	}
 
-	while (p < count) {
-		if (buf[p] == 0x47) {
-			if (count - p >= 188) {
-				dvb_dmx_swfilter_packet(demux, &buf[p]);
-				p += 188;
-			} else {
-				i = count - p;
-				memcpy(demux->tsbuf, &buf[p], i);
-				demux->tsbufp = i;
-				goto bailout;
-			}
-		} else
-			p++;
+	lost = pos - start;
+	if (lost) {
+		/* This garbage is part of a valid packet? */
+		int backtrack = pos - pktsize;
+		if (backtrack >= 0 && (buf[backtrack] == 0x47 ||
+		    (pktsize == 204 && buf[backtrack] == 0xB8)))
+			return backtrack;
 	}
 
-bailout:
-	spin_unlock(&demux->lock);
+	return pos;
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_dmx_swfilter);
-
-void dvb_dmx_swfilter_204(struct dvb_demux *demux, const u8 *buf, size_t count)
+/* Filter all pktsize= 188 or 204 sized packets and skip garbage. */
+static inline void _dvb_dmx_swfilter(struct dvb_demux *demux, const u8 *buf,
+		size_t count, const int pktsize)
 {
 	int p = 0, i, j;
-	u8 tmppack[188];
+	const u8 *q;
 
 	spin_lock(&demux->lock);
 
-	if (demux->tsbufp) {
+	if (demux->tsbufp) { /* tsbuf[0] is now 0x47. */
 		i = demux->tsbufp;
-		j = 204 - i;
+		j = pktsize - i;
 		if (count < j) {
 			memcpy(&demux->tsbuf[i], buf, count);
 			demux->tsbufp += count;
 			goto bailout;
 		}
 		memcpy(&demux->tsbuf[i], buf, j);
-		if ((demux->tsbuf[0] == 0x47) || (demux->tsbuf[0] == 0xB8)) {
-			memcpy(tmppack, demux->tsbuf, 188);
-			if (tmppack[0] == 0xB8)
-				tmppack[0] = 0x47;
-			dvb_dmx_swfilter_packet(demux, tmppack);
-		}
+		if (demux->tsbuf[0] == 0x47) /* double check */
+			dvb_dmx_swfilter_packet(demux, demux->tsbuf);
 		demux->tsbufp = 0;
 		p += j;
 	}
 
-	while (p < count) {
-		if ((buf[p] == 0x47) || (buf[p] == 0xB8)) {
-			if (count - p >= 204) {
-				memcpy(tmppack, &buf[p], 188);
-				if (tmppack[0] == 0xB8)
-					tmppack[0] = 0x47;
-				dvb_dmx_swfilter_packet(demux, tmppack);
-				p += 204;
-			} else {
-				i = count - p;
-				memcpy(demux->tsbuf, &buf[p], i);
-				demux->tsbufp = i;
-				goto bailout;
-			}
-		} else {
-			p++;
+	while (1) {
+		p = find_next_packet(buf, p, count, pktsize);
+		if (p >= count)
+			break;
+		if (count - p < pktsize)
+			break;
+
+		q = &buf[p];
+
+		if (pktsize == 204 && (*q == 0xB8)) {
+			memcpy(demux->tsbuf, q, 188);
+			demux->tsbuf[0] = 0x47;
+			q = demux->tsbuf;
 		}
+		dvb_dmx_swfilter_packet(demux, q);
+		p += pktsize;
+	}
+
+	i = count - p;
+	if (i) {
+		memcpy(demux->tsbuf, &buf[p], i);
+		demux->tsbufp = i;
+		if (pktsize == 204 && demux->tsbuf[0] == 0xB8)
+			demux->tsbuf[0] = 0x47;
 	}
 
 bailout:
 	spin_unlock(&demux->lock);
 }
 
+void dvb_dmx_swfilter(struct dvb_demux *demux, const u8 *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	_dvb_dmx_swfilter(demux, buf, count, 188);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_dmx_swfilter);
+
+void dvb_dmx_swfilter_204(struct dvb_demux *demux, const u8 *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	_dvb_dmx_swfilter(demux, buf, count, 204);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_dmx_swfilter_204);
 
 static struct dvb_demux_filter *dvb_dmx_filter_alloc(struct dvb_demux *demux)