1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_zilog.c b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_zilog.c
index dd6a57c3c3a..4e051f6b52d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_zilog.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_zilog.c
@@ -475,14 +475,14 @@ static int lirc_thread(void *arg)
         dprintk("poll thread started\n");
 
         while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+                set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+
                 /* if device not opened, we can sleep half a second */
                 if (atomic_read(&ir->open_count) == 0) {
                         schedule_timeout(HZ/2);
                         continue;
                 }
 
-                set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-
                 /*
                  * This is ~113*2 + 24 + jitter (2*repeat gap + code length).
                  * We use this interval as the chip resets every time you poll