diff --git a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_imon.c b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_imon.c
index cb5699c5b885..818bec0bb912 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_imon.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_imon.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ static void imon_incoming_packet(struct imon_context *context,
 	struct device *dev = context->driver->dev;
 	int octet, bit;
 	unsigned char mask;
-	int i, chunk_num;
+	int i;
 
 	/*
 	 * just bail out if no listening IR client
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static void imon_incoming_packet(struct imon_context *context,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (chunk_num == 10) {
+	if (buf[7] == 10) {
 		if (context->rx.count) {
 			submit_data(context);
 			context->rx.count = 0;