diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/ir-lirc-codec.c b/drivers/media/IR/ir-lirc-codec.c
index 77b5946413c..8a128934e60 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/ir-lirc-codec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/ir-lirc-codec.c
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ static struct file_operations lirc_fops = {
 	.poll		= lirc_dev_fop_poll,
 	.open		= lirc_dev_fop_open,
 	.release	= lirc_dev_fop_close,
+	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 };
 
 static int ir_lirc_register(struct input_dev *input_dev)
diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/lirc_dev.c b/drivers/media/IR/lirc_dev.c
index 899891bec35..5b145e8672f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/lirc_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/lirc_dev.c
@@ -460,6 +460,8 @@ error:
 
 	mutex_unlock(&lirc_dev_lock);
 
+	nonseekable_open(inode, file);
+
 	return retval;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lirc_dev_fop_open);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_serial.c b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_serial.c
index 9456f8e3f9e..8da38249261 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_serial.c
@@ -1058,6 +1058,7 @@ static const struct file_operations lirc_fops = {
 	.poll		= lirc_dev_fop_poll,
 	.open		= lirc_dev_fop_open,
 	.release	= lirc_dev_fop_close,
+	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 };
 
 static struct lirc_driver driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sir.c b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sir.c
index eb08fa7138b..2478871bd95 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sir.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sir.c
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ static const struct file_operations lirc_fops = {
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= lirc_ioctl,
 	.open		= lirc_dev_fop_open,
 	.release	= lirc_dev_fop_close,
+	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 };
 
 static int set_use_inc(void *data)