diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/ir-spi.c b/drivers/media/rc/ir-spi.c
index c8863f36686aef449c87cc01f4b371261bfebe7f..4ca43383a8e82c745ee9a42b86203b995156776b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/ir-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/ir-spi.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static int ir_spi_tx(struct rc_dev *dev,
 	/* convert the pulse/space signal to raw binary signal */
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 		int j;
-		u16 val = ((i + 1) % 2) ? idata->pulse : idata->space;
+		u16 val;
 
 		if (len + buffer[i] >= IR_SPI_MAX_BUFSIZE)
 			return -EINVAL;