diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/ir-lirc-codec.c b/drivers/media/rc/ir-lirc-codec.c
index 637b583963e3..235d74adc3fd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/ir-lirc-codec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/ir-lirc-codec.c
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ static long ir_lirc_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd,
 					       val);
 
 	case LIRC_SET_REC_CARRIER_RANGE:
+		if (!dev->s_rx_carrier_range)
+			return -ENOTTY;
+
 		if (val <= 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -305,6 +308,9 @@ static long ir_lirc_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd,
 		break;
 
 	case LIRC_SET_REC_TIMEOUT_REPORTS:
+		if (!dev->timeout)
+			return -ENOTTY;
+
 		lirc->send_timeout_reports = !!val;
 		break;