diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c b/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c
index 0592515a19f8b561a420ba8517c5eeefedc82b6a..253e66999f18f302572d6b22fb3f9b33341aeb28 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static ssize_t store_protocol(struct device *d,
 
 	buf = strsep((char **) &data, "\n");
 
-	if (!strcasecmp(buf, "rc-5"))
+	if (!strcasecmp(buf, "rc-5") || !strcasecmp(buf, "rc5"))
 		ir_type = IR_TYPE_RC5;
 	else if (!strcasecmp(buf, "pd"))
 		ir_type = IR_TYPE_PD;