diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23888-ir.c b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23888-ir.c
index e37be6f..bb1ce34 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23888-ir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23888-ir.c
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@
 
 	unsigned int i, n;
 	union cx23888_ir_fifo_rec *p;
-	unsigned u, v;
+	unsigned u, v, w;
 
 	n = count / sizeof(union cx23888_ir_fifo_rec)
 		* sizeof(union cx23888_ir_fifo_rec);
@@ -692,11 +692,12 @@
 		if ((p->hw_fifo_data & FIFO_RXTX_RTO) == FIFO_RXTX_RTO) {
 			/* Assume RTO was because of no IR light input */
 			u = 0;
-			v4l2_dbg(2, ir_888_debug, sd, "rx read: end of rx\n");
+			w = 1;
 		} else {
 			u = (p->hw_fifo_data & FIFO_RXTX_LVL) ? 1 : 0;
 			if (invert)
 				u = u ? 0 : 1;
+			w = 0;
 		}
 
 		v = (unsigned) pulse_width_count_to_ns(
@@ -707,9 +708,12 @@
 		init_ir_raw_event(&p->ir_core_data);
 		p->ir_core_data.pulse = u;
 		p->ir_core_data.duration = v;
+		p->ir_core_data.timeout = w;
 
-		v4l2_dbg(2, ir_888_debug, sd, "rx read: %10u ns  %s\n",
-			 v, u ? "mark" : "space");
+		v4l2_dbg(2, ir_888_debug, sd, "rx read: %10u ns  %s  %s\n",
+			 v, u ? "mark" : "space", w ? "(timed out)" : "");
+		if (w)
+			v4l2_dbg(2, ir_888_debug, sd, "rx read: end of rx\n");
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-ir.c b/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-ir.c
index 7eb79af..b718a3a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-ir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-ir.c
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
 	u16 divider;
 	unsigned int i, n;
 	union cx25840_ir_fifo_rec *p;
-	unsigned u, v;
+	unsigned u, v, w;
 
 	if (ir_state == NULL)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -694,11 +694,12 @@
 		if ((p->hw_fifo_data & FIFO_RXTX_RTO) == FIFO_RXTX_RTO) {
 			/* Assume RTO was because of no IR light input */
 			u = 0;
-			v4l2_dbg(2, ir_debug, sd, "rx read: end of rx\n");
+			w = 1;
 		} else {
 			u = (p->hw_fifo_data & FIFO_RXTX_LVL) ? 1 : 0;
 			if (invert)
 				u = u ? 0 : 1;
+			w = 0;
 		}
 
 		v = (unsigned) pulse_width_count_to_ns(
@@ -709,9 +710,12 @@
 		init_ir_raw_event(&p->ir_core_data);
 		p->ir_core_data.pulse = u;
 		p->ir_core_data.duration = v;
+		p->ir_core_data.timeout = w;
 
-		v4l2_dbg(2, ir_debug, sd, "rx read: %10u ns  %s\n",
-			 v, u ? "mark" : "space");
+		v4l2_dbg(2, ir_debug, sd, "rx read: %10u ns  %s  %s\n",
+			 v, u ? "mark" : "space", w ? "(timed out)" : "");
+		if (w)
+			v4l2_dbg(2, ir_debug, sd, "rx read: end of rx\n");
 	}
 	return 0;
 }