diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-input.c b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-input.c
index 3598221378acaa88134dcd488144a826eb00b452..2a1b3d277db18c4436f08d83aad0eb16e7e0dd83 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-input.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-input.c
@@ -590,6 +590,17 @@ static int em28xx_ir_init(struct em28xx *dev)
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
 	u64 rc_type;
 
+	if (dev->board.has_snapshot_button)
+		em28xx_register_snapshot_button(dev);
+
+	if (dev->board.has_ir_i2c) {
+		em28xx_register_i2c_ir(dev);
+#if defined(CONFIG_MODULES) && defined(MODULE)
+		request_module("ir-kbd-i2c");
+#endif
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (dev->board.ir_codes == NULL) {
 		/* No remote control support */
 		em28xx_warn("Remote control support is not available for "
@@ -663,15 +674,6 @@ static int em28xx_ir_init(struct em28xx *dev)
 	if (err)
 		goto error;
 
-	em28xx_register_i2c_ir(dev);
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_MODULES) && defined(MODULE)
-	if (dev->board.has_ir_i2c)
-		request_module("ir-kbd-i2c");
-#endif
-	if (dev->board.has_snapshot_button)
-		em28xx_register_snapshot_button(dev);
-
 	return 0;
 
 error: