diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/imon.c b/drivers/media/rc/imon.c
index 6ed9646..3f175eb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/imon.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/imon.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #define MOD_AUTHOR	"Jarod Wilson <jarod@wilsonet.com>"
 #define MOD_DESC	"Driver for SoundGraph iMON MultiMedia IR/Display"
 #define MOD_NAME	"imon"
-#define MOD_VERSION	"0.9.3"
+#define MOD_VERSION	"0.9.4"
 
 #define DISPLAY_MINOR_BASE	144
 #define DEVICE_NAME	"lcd%d"
@@ -1658,9 +1658,17 @@
 		return;
 
 	ictx = (struct imon_context *)urb->context;
-	if (!ictx || !ictx->dev_present_intf0)
+	if (!ictx)
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * if we get a callback before we're done configuring the hardware, we
+	 * can't yet process the data, as there's nowhere to send it, but we
+	 * still need to submit a new rx URB to avoid wedging the hardware
+	 */
+	if (!ictx->dev_present_intf0)
+		goto out;
+
 	switch (urb->status) {
 	case -ENOENT:		/* usbcore unlink successful! */
 		return;
@@ -1678,6 +1686,7 @@
 		break;
 	}
 
+out:
 	usb_submit_urb(ictx->rx_urb_intf0, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
 
@@ -1690,9 +1699,17 @@
 		return;
 
 	ictx = (struct imon_context *)urb->context;
-	if (!ictx || !ictx->dev_present_intf1)
+	if (!ictx)
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * if we get a callback before we're done configuring the hardware, we
+	 * can't yet process the data, as there's nowhere to send it, but we
+	 * still need to submit a new rx URB to avoid wedging the hardware
+	 */
+	if (!ictx->dev_present_intf1)
+		goto out;
+
 	switch (urb->status) {
 	case -ENOENT:		/* usbcore unlink successful! */
 		return;
@@ -1710,6 +1727,7 @@
 		break;
 	}
 
+out:
 	usb_submit_urb(ictx->rx_urb_intf1, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
 
@@ -2242,7 +2260,7 @@
 	mutex_unlock(&ictx->lock);
 	usb_free_urb(rx_urb);
 rx_urb_alloc_failed:
-	dev_err(ictx->dev, "unable to initialize intf0, err %d\n", ret);
+	dev_err(ictx->dev, "unable to initialize intf1, err %d\n", ret);
 
 	return NULL;
 }