diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-core-priv.h b/drivers/media/rc/rc-core-priv.h
index 7359f3d03b64..585d5e52118d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-core-priv.h
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-core-priv.h
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 #ifndef _RC_CORE_PRIV
 #define _RC_CORE_PRIV
 
+/* Define the max number of pulse/space transitions to buffer */
+#define	MAX_IR_EVENT_SIZE	512
+
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <media/rc-core.h>
@@ -35,7 +38,8 @@ struct ir_raw_event_ctrl {
 	struct list_head		list;		/* to keep track of raw clients */
 	struct task_struct		*thread;
 	spinlock_t			lock;
-	struct kfifo_rec_ptr_1		kfifo;		/* fifo for the pulse/space durations */
+	/* fifo for the pulse/space durations */
+	DECLARE_KFIFO(kfifo, struct ir_raw_event, MAX_IR_EVENT_SIZE);
 	ktime_t				last_event;	/* when last event occurred */
 	enum raw_event_type		last_type;	/* last event type */
 	struct rc_dev			*dev;		/* pointer to the parent rc_dev */
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
index c69807fe2fef..144304c94606 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include "rc-core-priv.h"
 
-/* Define the max number of pulse/space transitions to buffer */
-#define MAX_IR_EVENT_SIZE      512
-
 /* Used to keep track of IR raw clients, protected by ir_raw_handler_lock */
 static LIST_HEAD(ir_raw_client_list);
 
@@ -36,14 +33,12 @@ static int ir_raw_event_thread(void *data)
 	struct ir_raw_event ev;
 	struct ir_raw_handler *handler;
 	struct ir_raw_event_ctrl *raw = (struct ir_raw_event_ctrl *)data;
-	int retval;
 
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&raw->lock);
-		retval = kfifo_len(&raw->kfifo);
 
-		if (retval < sizeof(ev)) {
+		if (!kfifo_len(&raw->kfifo)) {
 			set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 			if (kthread_should_stop())
@@ -54,7 +49,8 @@ static int ir_raw_event_thread(void *data)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		retval = kfifo_out(&raw->kfifo, &ev, sizeof(ev));
+		if(!kfifo_out(&raw->kfifo, &ev, 1))
+			dev_err(&raw->dev->dev, "IR event FIFO is empty!\n");
 		spin_unlock_irq(&raw->lock);
 
 		mutex_lock(&ir_raw_handler_lock);
@@ -87,8 +83,10 @@ int ir_raw_event_store(struct rc_dev *dev, struct ir_raw_event *ev)
 	IR_dprintk(2, "sample: (%05dus %s)\n",
 		   TO_US(ev->duration), TO_STR(ev->pulse));
 
-	if (kfifo_in(&dev->raw->kfifo, ev, sizeof(*ev)) != sizeof(*ev))
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!kfifo_put(&dev->raw->kfifo, *ev)) {
+		dev_err(&dev->dev, "IR event FIFO is full!\n");
+		return -ENOSPC;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -273,11 +271,7 @@ int ir_raw_event_register(struct rc_dev *dev)
 
 	dev->raw->dev = dev;
 	dev->change_protocol = change_protocol;
-	rc = kfifo_alloc(&dev->raw->kfifo,
-			 sizeof(struct ir_raw_event) * MAX_IR_EVENT_SIZE,
-			 GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (rc < 0)
-		goto out;
+	INIT_KFIFO(dev->raw->kfifo);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->raw->lock);
 	dev->raw->thread = kthread_run(ir_raw_event_thread, dev->raw,
@@ -319,7 +313,6 @@ void ir_raw_event_unregister(struct rc_dev *dev)
 			handler->raw_unregister(dev);
 	mutex_unlock(&ir_raw_handler_lock);
 
-	kfifo_free(&dev->raw->kfifo);
 	kfree(dev->raw);
 	dev->raw = NULL;
 }