diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/ir-nec-decoder.c b/drivers/media/rc/ir-nec-decoder.c
index 3ce850314dca..75b9137f6faf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/ir-nec-decoder.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/ir-nec-decoder.c
@@ -88,13 +88,9 @@ static int ir_nec_decode(struct rc_dev *dev, struct ir_raw_event ev)
 			data->state = STATE_BIT_PULSE;
 			return 0;
 		} else if (eq_margin(ev.duration, NEC_REPEAT_SPACE, NEC_UNIT / 2)) {
-			if (!dev->keypressed) {
-				IR_dprintk(1, "Discarding last key repeat: event after key up\n");
-			} else {
-				rc_repeat(dev);
-				IR_dprintk(1, "Repeat last key\n");
-				data->state = STATE_TRAILER_PULSE;
-			}
+			rc_repeat(dev);
+			IR_dprintk(1, "Repeat last key\n");
+			data->state = STATE_TRAILER_PULSE;
 			return 0;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/ir-sanyo-decoder.c b/drivers/media/rc/ir-sanyo-decoder.c
index 520bb77dcb62..e6a906a34f90 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/ir-sanyo-decoder.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/ir-sanyo-decoder.c
@@ -110,13 +110,9 @@ static int ir_sanyo_decode(struct rc_dev *dev, struct ir_raw_event ev)
 			break;
 
 		if (!data->count && geq_margin(ev.duration, SANYO_REPEAT_SPACE, SANYO_UNIT / 2)) {
-			if (!dev->keypressed) {
-				IR_dprintk(1, "SANYO discarding last key repeat: event after key up\n");
-			} else {
-				rc_repeat(dev);
-				IR_dprintk(1, "SANYO repeat last key\n");
-				data->state = STATE_INACTIVE;
-			}
+			rc_repeat(dev);
+			IR_dprintk(1, "SANYO repeat last key\n");
+			data->state = STATE_INACTIVE;
 			return 0;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
index a9eba0013525..7387bd4d75b0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
@@ -616,12 +616,12 @@ void rc_repeat(struct rc_dev *dev)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->keylock, flags);
 
-	input_event(dev->input_dev, EV_MSC, MSC_SCAN, dev->last_scancode);
-	input_sync(dev->input_dev);
-
 	if (!dev->keypressed)
 		goto out;
 
+	input_event(dev->input_dev, EV_MSC, MSC_SCAN, dev->last_scancode);
+	input_sync(dev->input_dev);
+
 	dev->keyup_jiffies = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(IR_KEYPRESS_TIMEOUT);
 	mod_timer(&dev->timer_keyup, dev->keyup_jiffies);