diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-driver.c b/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-driver.c
index 3182a406bdd1..ae08b077fd04 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-driver.c
@@ -4461,6 +4461,7 @@ static int __devinit bttv_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
 		request_modules(btv);
 	}
 
+	init_bttv_i2c_ir(btv);
 	bttv_input_init(btv);
 
 	/* everything is fine */
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-i2c.c b/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-i2c.c
index 63aa31a041e8..407fa61e4cda 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-i2c.c
@@ -388,7 +388,12 @@ int __devinit init_bttv_i2c(struct bttv *btv)
 	if (0 == btv->i2c_rc && i2c_scan)
 		do_i2c_scan(btv->c.v4l2_dev.name, &btv->i2c_client);
 
-	/* Instantiate the IR receiver device, if present */
+	return btv->i2c_rc;
+}
+
+/* Instantiate the I2C IR receiver device, if present */
+void __devinit init_bttv_i2c_ir(struct bttv *btv)
+{
 	if (0 == btv->i2c_rc) {
 		struct i2c_board_info info;
 		/* The external IR receiver is at i2c address 0x34 (0x35 for
@@ -408,7 +413,6 @@ int __devinit init_bttv_i2c(struct bttv *btv)
 		strlcpy(info.type, "ir_video", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
 		i2c_new_probed_device(&btv->c.i2c_adap, &info, addr_list);
 	}
-	return btv->i2c_rc;
 }
 
 int __devexit fini_bttv_i2c(struct bttv *btv)
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttvp.h b/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttvp.h
index a1d0e9c9f286..6cccc2a17eee 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttvp.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttvp.h
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ extern unsigned int bttv_debug;
 extern unsigned int bttv_gpio;
 extern void bttv_gpio_tracking(struct bttv *btv, char *comment);
 extern int init_bttv_i2c(struct bttv *btv);
+extern void init_bttv_i2c_ir(struct bttv *btv);
 extern int fini_bttv_i2c(struct bttv *btv);
 
 #define bttv_printk if (bttv_verbose) printk