* @props: device properties
  * @name: device name
  * @rc_map: name of rc codes table
+ * @rc_polling_active: set when RC polling is active
  * @udev: pointer to the device's struct usb_device
  * @intf: pointer to the device's usb interface
  * @rc: remote controller configuration
        const struct dvb_usb_device_properties *props;
        const char *name;
        const char *rc_map;
-
+       bool rc_polling_active;
        struct usb_device *udev;
        struct usb_interface *intf;
        struct dvb_usb_rc rc;
 
         * When the parameter has been set to 1 via sysfs while the
         * driver was running, or when bulk mode is enabled after IR init.
         */
-       if (dvb_usbv2_disable_rc_polling || d->rc.bulk_mode)
+       if (dvb_usbv2_disable_rc_polling || d->rc.bulk_mode) {
+               d->rc_polling_active = false;
                return;
+       }
 
        ret = d->rc.query(d);
        if (ret < 0) {
                dev_err(&d->udev->dev, "%s: rc.query() failed=%d\n",
                                KBUILD_MODNAME, ret);
+               d->rc_polling_active = false;
                return; /* stop polling */
        }
 
                                d->rc.interval);
                schedule_delayed_work(&d->rc_query_work,
                                msecs_to_jiffies(d->rc.interval));
+               d->rc_polling_active = true;
        }
 
        return 0;
        dev_dbg(&d->udev->dev, "%s:\n", __func__);
 
        /* stop remote controller poll */
-       if (d->rc.query && !d->rc.bulk_mode)
+       if (d->rc_polling_active)
                cancel_delayed_work_sync(&d->rc_query_work);
 
        for (i = MAX_NO_OF_ADAPTER_PER_DEVICE - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
        }
 
        /* start remote controller poll */
-       if (d->rc.query && !d->rc.bulk_mode)
+       if (d->rc_polling_active)
                schedule_delayed_work(&d->rc_query_work,
                                msecs_to_jiffies(d->rc.interval));