diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/ir-nec-decoder.c b/drivers/media/IR/ir-nec-decoder.c
index 28d7735..9d1ada9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/ir-nec-decoder.c
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/ir-nec-decoder.c
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@
 	if (!data)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (!data->enabled)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* Except for the initial event, what matters is the previous bit */
 	bit = (ev->type & IR_PULSE) ? 1 : 0;