diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
index 73970cd97af1..214df76a77de 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
@@ -379,10 +379,8 @@ static int dvb_dmxdev_section_callback(const u8 *buffer1, size_t buffer1_len,
 		ret = dvb_dmxdev_buffer_write(&dmxdevfilter->buffer, buffer2,
 					      buffer2_len);
 	}
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dvb_ringbuffer_flush(&dmxdevfilter->buffer);
+	if (ret < 0)
 		dmxdevfilter->buffer.error = ret;
-	}
 	if (dmxdevfilter->params.sec.flags & DMX_ONESHOT)
 		dmxdevfilter->state = DMXDEV_STATE_DONE;
 	spin_unlock(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock);
@@ -418,10 +416,8 @@ static int dvb_dmxdev_ts_callback(const u8 *buffer1, size_t buffer1_len,
 	ret = dvb_dmxdev_buffer_write(buffer, buffer1, buffer1_len);
 	if (ret == buffer1_len)
 		ret = dvb_dmxdev_buffer_write(buffer, buffer2, buffer2_len);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dvb_ringbuffer_flush(buffer);
+	if (ret < 0)
 		buffer->error = ret;
-	}
 	spin_unlock(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock);
 	wake_up(&buffer->queue);
 	return 0;