diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index e33414975065..a4ada1ccf0df 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -275,8 +275,20 @@ static void dvb_frontend_add_event(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 	wake_up_interruptible (&events->wait_queue);
 }
 
+static int dvb_frontend_test_event(struct dvb_frontend_private *fepriv,
+				   struct dvb_fe_events *events)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	up(&fepriv->sem);
+	ret = events->eventw != events->eventr;
+	down(&fepriv->sem);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int dvb_frontend_get_event(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
-			    struct dvb_frontend_event *event, int flags)
+			          struct dvb_frontend_event *event, int flags)
 {
 	struct dvb_frontend_private *fepriv = fe->frontend_priv;
 	struct dvb_fe_events *events = &fepriv->events;
@@ -294,13 +306,8 @@ static int dvb_frontend_get_event(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 		if (flags & O_NONBLOCK)
 			return -EWOULDBLOCK;
 
-		up(&fepriv->sem);
-
-		ret = wait_event_interruptible (events->wait_queue,
-						events->eventw != events->eventr);
-
-		if (down_interruptible (&fepriv->sem))
-			return -ERESTARTSYS;
+		ret = wait_event_interruptible(events->wait_queue,
+					       dvb_frontend_test_event(fepriv, events));
 
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;