diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-hw.c b/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-hw.c
index 9db065344b41..2fd47c9bf5d8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-hw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-hw.c
@@ -530,6 +530,22 @@ static void img_ir_set_decoder(struct img_ir_priv *priv,
 	u32 ir_status, irq_en;
 	spin_lock_irq(&priv->lock);
 
+	/*
+	 * First record that the protocol is being stopped so that the end timer
+	 * isn't restarted while we're trying to stop it.
+	 */
+	hw->stopping = true;
+
+	/*
+	 * Release the lock to stop the end timer, since the end timer handler
+	 * acquires the lock and we don't want to deadlock waiting for it.
+	 */
+	spin_unlock_irq(&priv->lock);
+	del_timer_sync(&hw->end_timer);
+	spin_lock_irq(&priv->lock);
+
+	hw->stopping = false;
+
 	/* switch off and disable interrupts */
 	img_ir_write(priv, IMG_IR_CONTROL, 0);
 	irq_en = img_ir_read(priv, IMG_IR_IRQ_ENABLE);
@@ -547,8 +563,7 @@ static void img_ir_set_decoder(struct img_ir_priv *priv,
 	img_ir_read(priv, IMG_IR_DATA_LW);
 	img_ir_read(priv, IMG_IR_DATA_UP);
 
-	/* stop the end timer and switch back to normal mode */
-	del_timer_sync(&hw->end_timer);
+	/* switch back to normal mode */
 	hw->mode = IMG_IR_M_NORMAL;
 
 	/* clear the wakeup scancode filter */
@@ -819,7 +834,8 @@ static void img_ir_handle_data(struct img_ir_priv *priv, u32 len, u64 raw)
 	}
 
 
-	if (dec->repeat) {
+	/* we mustn't update the end timer while trying to stop it */
+	if (dec->repeat && !hw->stopping) {
 		unsigned long interval;
 
 		img_ir_begin_repeat(priv);
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-hw.h b/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-hw.h
index 8fcc16c32c5b..307ddcd1a99e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-hw.h
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-hw.h
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ enum img_ir_mode {
  * @flags:		IMG_IR_F_*.
  * @filters:		HW filters (derived from scancode filters).
  * @mode:		Current decode mode.
+ * @stopping:		Indicates that decoder is being taken down and timers
+ *			should not be restarted.
  * @suspend_irqen:	Saved IRQ enable mask over suspend.
  */
 struct img_ir_priv_hw {
@@ -229,6 +231,7 @@ struct img_ir_priv_hw {
 	struct img_ir_filter		filters[RC_FILTER_MAX];
 
 	enum img_ir_mode		mode;
+	bool				stopping;
 	u32				suspend_irqen;
 };