diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smsir.c b/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smsir.c
index d0e4639ee9db..a27c44a8af5a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smsir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smsir.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void sms_ir_event(struct smscore_device_t *coredev, const char *buf, int len)
 	const s32 *samples = (const void *)buf;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < len >> 2; i++) {
-		struct ir_raw_event ev;
+		DEFINE_IR_RAW_EVENT(ev);
 
 		ev.duration = abs(samples[i]) * 1000; /* Convert to ns */
 		ev.pulse = (samples[i] > 0) ? false : true;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23888-ir.c b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23888-ir.c
index 2502a0a67097..e78e3e4c8112 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23888-ir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23888-ir.c
@@ -704,6 +704,7 @@ static int cx23888_ir_rx_read(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u8 *buf, size_t count,
 		if (v > IR_MAX_DURATION)
 			v = IR_MAX_DURATION;
 
+		init_ir_raw_event(&p->ir_core_data);
 		p->ir_core_data.pulse = u;
 		p->ir_core_data.duration = v;
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-ir.c b/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-ir.c
index c2b4c14dc9ab..97a4e9b25fe4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-ir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-ir.c
@@ -706,6 +706,7 @@ static int cx25840_ir_rx_read(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u8 *buf, size_t count,
 		if (v > IR_MAX_DURATION)
 			v = IR_MAX_DURATION;
 
+		init_ir_raw_event(&p->ir_core_data);
 		p->ir_core_data.pulse = u;
 		p->ir_core_data.duration = v;