diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
index afddb18..8a528c9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
@@ -150,8 +150,11 @@
 
 		/* check the packet status and length */
 		len = urb->iso_frame_desc[i].actual_length;
-		if (len == 0)
+		if (len == 0) {
+			if (gspca_dev->empty_packet == 0)
+				gspca_dev->empty_packet = 1;
 			continue;
+		}
 		st = urb->iso_frame_desc[i].status;
 		if (st) {
 			PDEBUG(D_ERR,
@@ -1858,6 +1861,7 @@
 	gspca_dev->nbalt = intf->num_altsetting;
 	gspca_dev->sd_desc = sd_desc;
 	gspca_dev->nbufread = 2;
+	gspca_dev->empty_packet = -1;	/* don't check the empty packets */
 
 	/* configure the subdriver and initialize the USB device */
 	ret = gspca_dev->sd_desc->config(gspca_dev, id);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.h b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.h
index 2ae1ad7..50913ca 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.h
@@ -142,22 +142,21 @@
 	char fr_q;				/* next frame to queue */
 	char fr_o;				/* next frame to dequeue */
 	signed char fr_queue[GSPCA_MAX_FRAMES];	/* frame queue */
-	char last_packet_type;
+	__u8 last_packet_type;
+	__s8 empty_packet;		/* if (-1) don't check empty packets */
+	__u8 streaming;
 
-	__u8 iface;			/* USB interface number */
-	__u8 alt;			/* USB alternate setting */
 	__u8 curr_mode;			/* current camera mode */
 	__u32 pixfmt;			/* current mode parameters */
 	__u16 width;
 	__u16 height;
+	__u32 sequence;			/* frame sequence number */
 
 	atomic_t nevent;		/* number of frames done */
 	wait_queue_head_t wq;		/* wait queue */
 	struct mutex usb_lock;		/* usb exchange protection */
 	struct mutex read_lock;		/* read protection */
 	struct mutex queue_lock;	/* ISOC queue protection */
-	__u32 sequence;			/* frame sequence number */
-	char streaming;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	char frozen;			/* suspend - resume */
 #endif
@@ -166,6 +165,8 @@
 	char nbufread;			/* number of buffers for read() */
 	char nurbs;			/* number of allocated URBs */
 	char memory;			/* memory type (V4L2_MEMORY_xxx) */
+	__u8 iface;			/* USB interface number */
+	__u8 alt;			/* USB alternate setting */
 	__u8 nbalt;			/* number of USB alternate settings */
 };