diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/ir-keytable.c b/drivers/media/IR/ir-keytable.c
index 7e82a9df726b51ab6d90f00fc1b1fa22998c8862..d00ef194f2e812daf26d11b13b82396ad196b8fd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/ir-keytable.c
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/ir-keytable.c
@@ -510,6 +510,13 @@ int __ir_input_register(struct input_dev *input_dev,
 		   (ir_dev->props && ir_dev->props->driver_type == RC_DRIVER_IR_RAW) ?
 			" in raw mode" : "");
 
+	/*
+	 * Default delay of 250ms is too short for some protocols, expecially
+	 * since the timeout is currently set to 250ms. Increase it to 500ms,
+	 * to avoid wrong repetition of the keycodes.
+	 */
+	input_dev->rep[REP_DELAY] = 500;
+
 	return 0;
 
 out_event:
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c
index fe818348b8a36450357f2b19571b000afdcd873f..48397f103d326264b261506539bc1c4cee9a343d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c
@@ -673,9 +673,6 @@ static int dib0700_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 			else
 				dev->props.rc.core.bulk_mode = false;
 
-			/* Need a higher delay, to avoid wrong repeat */
-			dev->rc_input_dev->rep[REP_DELAY] = 500;
-
 			dib0700_rc_setup(dev);
 
 			return 0;