diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-dvb.c b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-dvb.c
index 58ef5caba83a..d82fceae4689 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-dvb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-dvb.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static int pvr2_dvb_feed_func(struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap)
 	stream = adap->channel.stream->stream;
 
 	for (;;) {
+		if (adap->feed_thread_stop) break;
 		if (kthread_should_stop()) break;
 
 		/* Not sure about this... */
@@ -70,10 +71,12 @@ static int pvr2_dvb_feed_func(struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap)
 		}
 
 
-		/* Wait until more buffers become available. */
+		/* Wait until more buffers become available or we're
+		   told not to wait any longer. */
 		ret = wait_event_interruptible(
 		    adap->buffer_wait_data,
-		    pvr2_stream_get_ready_count(stream) > 0);
+		    (pvr2_stream_get_ready_count(stream) > 0) ||
+		    adap->feed_thread_stop);
 		if (ret < 0) break;
 	}
 
@@ -107,6 +110,8 @@ static void pvr2_dvb_stream_end(struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap)
 	struct pvr2_stream *stream;
 
 	if (adap->thread) {
+		adap->feed_thread_stop = !0;
+		pvr2_dvb_notify(adap);
 		kthread_stop(adap->thread);
 		adap->thread = NULL;
 	}
@@ -177,6 +182,7 @@ static int pvr2_dvb_stream_do_start(struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap)
 		if (ret < 0) return ret;
 	}
 
+	adap->feed_thread_stop = 0;
 	adap->thread = kthread_run(pvr2_dvb_feed_thread, adap, "pvrusb2-dvb");
 
 	if (IS_ERR(adap->thread)) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-dvb.h b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-dvb.h
index 884ff916a352..2dd0d4ef22a2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-dvb.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-dvb.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ struct pvr2_dvb_adapter {
 	unsigned int		stream_run:1;
 
 	wait_queue_head_t	buffer_wait_data;
+	int			feed_thread_stop;
 	char			*buffer_storage[PVR2_DVB_BUFFER_COUNT];
 };