diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c b/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c
index 91b2c88d4d72..5a000c65ae98 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c
@@ -259,15 +259,9 @@ static void ir_key_poll(struct IR_i2c *ir)
 static void ir_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct IR_i2c *ir = container_of(work, struct IR_i2c, work.work);
-	int polling_interval = 100;
-
-	/* MSI TV@nywhere Plus requires more frequent polling
-	   otherwise it will miss some keypresses */
-	if (ir->c->adapter->id == I2C_HW_SAA7134 && ir->c->addr == 0x30)
-		polling_interval = 50;
 
 	ir_key_poll(ir);
-	schedule_delayed_work(&ir->work, msecs_to_jiffies(polling_interval));
+	schedule_delayed_work(&ir->work, msecs_to_jiffies(ir->polling_interval));
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -292,6 +286,7 @@ static int ir_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 
 	ir->c = client;
 	ir->input = input_dev;
+	ir->polling_interval = DEFAULT_POLLING_INTERVAL;
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, ir);
 
 	switch(addr) {
@@ -343,6 +338,9 @@ static int ir_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 		if (init_data->type)
 			ir_type = init_data->type;
 
+		if (init_data->polling_interval)
+			ir->polling_interval = init_data->polling_interval;
+
 		switch (init_data->internal_get_key_func) {
 		case IR_KBD_GET_KEY_CUSTOM:
 			/* The bridge driver provided us its own function */
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-i2c.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-i2c.c
index da41b6b1e64a..2d3f6d265bbf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-i2c.c
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@ static struct i2c_algorithm saa7134_algo = {
 static struct i2c_adapter saa7134_adap_template = {
 	.owner         = THIS_MODULE,
 	.name          = "saa7134",
-	.id            = I2C_HW_SAA7134,
 	.algo          = &saa7134_algo,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-input.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-input.c
index 0b336ca6d55b..52a1ee5aefd0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-input.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-input.c
@@ -959,6 +959,11 @@ void saa7134_probe_i2c_ir(struct saa7134_dev *dev)
 		dev->init_data.name = "MSI TV@nywhere Plus";
 		dev->init_data.get_key = get_key_msi_tvanywhere_plus;
 		dev->init_data.ir_codes = RC_MAP_MSI_TVANYWHERE_PLUS;
+		/*
+		 * MSI TV@nyware Plus requires more frequent polling
+		 * otherwise it will miss some keypresses
+		 */
+		dev->init_data.polling_interval = 50;
 		info.addr = 0x30;
 		/* MSI TV@nywhere Plus controller doesn't seem to
 		   respond to probes unless we read something from
diff --git a/include/media/ir-kbd-i2c.h b/include/media/ir-kbd-i2c.h
index 4102f0dd5c40..557c676ab7dc 100644
--- a/include/media/ir-kbd-i2c.h
+++ b/include/media/ir-kbd-i2c.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <media/ir-common.h>
 
+#define DEFAULT_POLLING_INTERVAL	100	/* ms */
+
 struct IR_i2c;
 
 struct IR_i2c {
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ struct IR_i2c {
 	/* Used to avoid fast repeating */
 	unsigned char          old;
 
+	u32                    polling_interval; /* in ms */
+
 	struct delayed_work    work;
 	char                   name[32];
 	char                   phys[32];
@@ -34,8 +38,9 @@ enum ir_kbd_get_key_fn {
 /* Can be passed when instantiating an ir_video i2c device */
 struct IR_i2c_init_data {
 	char			*ir_codes;
-	const char             *name;
-	u64          type; /* IR_TYPE_RC5, etc */
+	const char		*name;
+	u64			type; /* IR_TYPE_RC5, etc */
+	u32			polling_interval; /* 0 means DEFAULT_POLLING_INTERVAL */
 	/*
 	 * Specify either a function pointer or a value indicating one of
 	 * ir_kbd_i2c's internal get_key functions