diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-irq.c b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-irq.c
index cd9db0bf33bf..ee0cdded69f7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-irq.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-irq.c
@@ -940,9 +940,10 @@ irqreturn_t ivtv_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 				ivtv_dma_enc_start(s);
 			break;
 		}
-		if (i == IVTV_MAX_STREAMS && test_and_clear_bit(IVTV_F_I_UDMA_PENDING, &itv->i_flags)) {
+
+		if (i == IVTV_MAX_STREAMS &&
+		    test_bit(IVTV_F_I_UDMA_PENDING, &itv->i_flags))
 			ivtv_udma_start(itv);
-		}
 	}
 
 	if ((combo & IVTV_IRQ_DMA) && !test_bit(IVTV_F_I_PIO, &itv->i_flags)) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-udma.c b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-udma.c
index d07ad6c39024..1daf1dd65bf7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-udma.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-udma.c
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ void ivtv_udma_start(struct ivtv *itv)
 	write_reg_sync(read_reg(IVTV_REG_DMAXFER) | 0x01, IVTV_REG_DMAXFER);
 	set_bit(IVTV_F_I_DMA, &itv->i_flags);
 	set_bit(IVTV_F_I_UDMA, &itv->i_flags);
+	clear_bit(IVTV_F_I_UDMA_PENDING, &itv->i_flags);
 }
 
 void ivtv_udma_prepare(struct ivtv *itv)