diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
index 410242a91f436f23509241e46c32a4f0c931ec07..a499eea379e65a4e3209ff5c464f5ac83c45b57a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
@@ -1189,7 +1189,9 @@ static int saa7134_suspend(struct pci_dev *pci_dev , pm_message_t state)
 	del_timer(&dev->video_q.timeout);
 	del_timer(&dev->vbi_q.timeout);
 	del_timer(&dev->ts_q.timeout);
-	saa7134_ir_stop(dev);
+
+	if (dev->remote)
+		saa7134_ir_stop(dev);
 
 	pci_set_power_state(pci_dev, pci_choose_state(pci_dev, state));
 	pci_save_state(pci_dev);