diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-driver.c b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-driver.c
index 8086c62e7545..3591518ed358 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-driver.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(enc_vbi_buffers,
 		 "Encoder VBI Buffers (in MB)\n"
 		 "\t\t\tDefault: " __stringify(IVTV_DEFAULT_ENC_VBI_BUFFERS));
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(enc_pcm_buffers,
-		 "Encoder PCM buffers (in MB)\n"
+		 "Encoder PCM buffers (in kB)\n"
 		 "\t\t\tDefault: " __stringify(IVTV_DEFAULT_ENC_PCM_BUFFERS));
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(dec_mpg_buffers,
 		 "Decoder MPG buffers (in MB)\n"
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(dec_yuv_buffers,
 		 "Decoder YUV buffers (in MB)\n"
 		 "\t\t\tDefault: " __stringify(IVTV_DEFAULT_DEC_YUV_BUFFERS));
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(dec_vbi_buffers,
-		 "Decoder VBI buffers (in MB)\n"
+		 "Decoder VBI buffers (in kB)\n"
 		 "\t\t\tDefault: " __stringify(IVTV_DEFAULT_DEC_VBI_BUFFERS));
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(newi2c,
 		 "Use new I2C implementation\n"
@@ -547,13 +547,13 @@ static void ivtv_process_options(struct ivtv *itv)
 	const char *chipname;
 	int i, j;
 
-	itv->options.megabytes[IVTV_ENC_STREAM_TYPE_MPG] = enc_mpg_buffers;
-	itv->options.megabytes[IVTV_ENC_STREAM_TYPE_YUV] = enc_yuv_buffers;
-	itv->options.megabytes[IVTV_ENC_STREAM_TYPE_VBI] = enc_vbi_buffers;
-	itv->options.megabytes[IVTV_ENC_STREAM_TYPE_PCM] = enc_pcm_buffers;
-	itv->options.megabytes[IVTV_DEC_STREAM_TYPE_MPG] = dec_mpg_buffers;
-	itv->options.megabytes[IVTV_DEC_STREAM_TYPE_YUV] = dec_yuv_buffers;
-	itv->options.megabytes[IVTV_DEC_STREAM_TYPE_VBI] = dec_vbi_buffers;
+	itv->options.kilobytes[IVTV_ENC_STREAM_TYPE_MPG] = enc_mpg_buffers * 1024;
+	itv->options.kilobytes[IVTV_ENC_STREAM_TYPE_YUV] = enc_yuv_buffers * 1024;
+	itv->options.kilobytes[IVTV_ENC_STREAM_TYPE_VBI] = enc_vbi_buffers * 1024;
+	itv->options.kilobytes[IVTV_ENC_STREAM_TYPE_PCM] = enc_pcm_buffers;
+	itv->options.kilobytes[IVTV_DEC_STREAM_TYPE_MPG] = dec_mpg_buffers * 1024;
+	itv->options.kilobytes[IVTV_DEC_STREAM_TYPE_YUV] = dec_yuv_buffers * 1024;
+	itv->options.kilobytes[IVTV_DEC_STREAM_TYPE_VBI] = dec_vbi_buffers;
 	itv->options.cardtype = cardtype[itv->num];
 	itv->options.tuner = tuner[itv->num];
 	itv->options.radio = radio[itv->num];
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-driver.h b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-driver.h
index e80f9f65a905..783fb4449b0e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-driver.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-driver.h
@@ -186,10 +186,12 @@ extern const u32 yuv_offset[4];
 #define IVTV_DEFAULT_ENC_MPG_BUFFERS 4
 #define IVTV_DEFAULT_ENC_YUV_BUFFERS 2
 #define IVTV_DEFAULT_ENC_VBI_BUFFERS 1
-#define IVTV_DEFAULT_ENC_PCM_BUFFERS 1
+/* Exception: size in kB for this stream (MB is overkill) */
+#define IVTV_DEFAULT_ENC_PCM_BUFFERS 320
 #define IVTV_DEFAULT_DEC_MPG_BUFFERS 1
 #define IVTV_DEFAULT_DEC_YUV_BUFFERS 1
-#define IVTV_DEFAULT_DEC_VBI_BUFFERS 1
+/* Exception: size in kB for this stream (MB is way overkill) */
+#define IVTV_DEFAULT_DEC_VBI_BUFFERS 64
 
 /* ======================================================================== */
 /* ========================== END USER SETTABLE DMA VARIABLES ============= */
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ extern int ivtv_debug;
 
 
 struct ivtv_options {
-	int megabytes[IVTV_MAX_STREAMS]; /* Size in megabytes of each stream */
+	int kilobytes[IVTV_MAX_STREAMS]; /* Size in kilobytes of each stream */
 	int cardtype;		/* force card type on load */
 	int tuner;		/* set tuner on load */
 	int radio;		/* enable/disable radio */
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-streams.c b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-streams.c
index 2e632014c90d..fab5c51b1519 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-streams.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-streams.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static void ivtv_stream_init(struct ivtv *itv, int type)
 		s->dma = ivtv_stream_info[type].dma;
 	s->buf_size = itv->stream_buf_size[type];
 	if (s->buf_size)
-		s->buffers = itv->options.megabytes[type] * 1024 * 1024 / s->buf_size;
+		s->buffers = (itv->options.kilobytes[type] * 1024 + s->buf_size - 1) / s->buf_size;
 	spin_lock_init(&s->qlock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&s->waitq);
 	s->id = -1;
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int ivtv_reg_dev(struct ivtv *itv, int type)
 	/* User explicitly selected 0 buffers for these streams, so don't
 	   create them. */
 	if (minor >= 0 && ivtv_stream_info[type].dma != PCI_DMA_NONE &&
-	    itv->options.megabytes[type] == 0) {
+	    itv->options.kilobytes[type] == 0) {
 		IVTV_INFO("Disabled %s device\n", ivtv_stream_info[type].name);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -238,18 +238,18 @@ static int ivtv_reg_dev(struct ivtv *itv, int type)
 
 	switch (vfl_type) {
 	case VFL_TYPE_GRABBER:
-		IVTV_INFO("Registered device video%d for %s (%d MB)\n",
-			s->v4l2dev->minor, s->name, itv->options.megabytes[type]);
+		IVTV_INFO("Registered device video%d for %s (%d kB)\n",
+			s->v4l2dev->minor, s->name, itv->options.kilobytes[type]);
 		break;
 	case VFL_TYPE_RADIO:
 		IVTV_INFO("Registered device radio%d for %s\n",
 			s->v4l2dev->minor - MINOR_VFL_TYPE_RADIO_MIN, s->name);
 		break;
 	case VFL_TYPE_VBI:
-		if (itv->options.megabytes[type])
-			IVTV_INFO("Registered device vbi%d for %s (%d MB)\n",
+		if (itv->options.kilobytes[type])
+			IVTV_INFO("Registered device vbi%d for %s (%d kB)\n",
 				s->v4l2dev->minor - MINOR_VFL_TYPE_VBI_MIN,
-				s->name, itv->options.megabytes[type]);
+				s->name, itv->options.kilobytes[type]);
 		else
 			IVTV_INFO("Registered device vbi%d for %s\n",
 				s->v4l2dev->minor - MINOR_VFL_TYPE_VBI_MIN, s->name);