diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/ir-lirc-codec.c b/drivers/media/rc/ir-lirc-codec.c
index d9a5710532f4..e9f18c671dad 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/ir-lirc-codec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/ir-lirc-codec.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <media/rc-core.h>
 #include "rc-core-priv.h"
 
-#define LIRCBUF_SIZE 256
+#define LIRCBUF_SIZE 1024
 
 /**
  * ir_lirc_decode() - Send raw IR data to lirc_dev to be relayed to the