diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c b/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c
index d2b20ad..a221ad6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c
@@ -128,6 +128,19 @@
 
 static int get_key_haup_xvr(struct IR_i2c *ir, u32 *ir_key, u32 *ir_raw)
 {
+	int ret;
+	unsigned char buf[1] = { 0 };
+
+	/*
+	 * This is the same apparent "are you ready?" poll command observed
+	 * watching Windows driver traffic and implemented in lirc_zilog. With
+	 * this added, we get far saner remote behavior with z8 chips on usb
+	 * connected devices, even with the default polling interval of 100ms.
+	 */
+	ret = i2c_master_send(ir->c, buf, 1);
+	if (ret != 1)
+		return (ret < 0) ? ret : -EINVAL;
+
 	return get_key_haup_common (ir, ir_key, ir_raw, 6, 3);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-i2c-core.c b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-i2c-core.c
index ccc8849..451ecd4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-i2c-core.c
@@ -597,7 +597,6 @@
 		init_data->internal_get_key_func = IR_KBD_GET_KEY_HAUP_XVR;
 		init_data->type                  = RC_TYPE_RC5;
 		init_data->name                  = hdw->hdw_desc->description;
-		init_data->polling_interval      = 260; /* ms From lirc_zilog */
 		/* IR Receiver */
 		info.addr          = 0x71;
 		info.platform_data = init_data;