diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/meson-ir.c b/drivers/media/rc/meson-ir.c
index f449b35d25e7..9747426719b2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/meson-ir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/meson-ir.c
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ static irqreturn_t meson_ir_irq(int irqno, void *dev_id)
 	status = readl_relaxed(ir->reg + IR_DEC_STATUS);
 	rawir.pulse = !!(status & STATUS_IR_DEC_IN);
 
-	ir_raw_event_store_with_timeout(ir->rc, &rawir);
+	if (ir_raw_event_store_with_filter(ir->rc, &rawir))
+		ir_raw_event_handle(ir->rc);
 
 	spin_unlock(&ir->lock);