diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828-dvb.c b/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828-dvb.c
index 9a6f15613a38..3c718dbeae71 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828-dvb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828-dvb.c
@@ -153,9 +153,11 @@ static int stop_urb_transfer(struct au0828_dev *dev)
 
 	dev->urb_streaming = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < URB_COUNT; i++) {
-		usb_kill_urb(dev->urbs[i]);
-		kfree(dev->urbs[i]->transfer_buffer);
-		usb_free_urb(dev->urbs[i]);
+		if (dev->urbs[i]) {
+			usb_kill_urb(dev->urbs[i]);
+			kfree(dev->urbs[i]->transfer_buffer);
+			usb_free_urb(dev->urbs[i]);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -185,6 +187,9 @@ static int start_urb_transfer(struct au0828_dev *dev)
 		if (!purb->transfer_buffer) {
 			usb_free_urb(purb);
 			dev->urbs[i] = NULL;
+			printk(KERN_ERR
+			       "%s: failed big buffer allocation, err = %d\n",
+			       __func__, ret);
 			goto err;
 		}
 
@@ -217,6 +222,27 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void au0828_start_transport(struct au0828_dev *dev)
+{
+	au0828_write(dev, 0x608, 0x90);
+	au0828_write(dev, 0x609, 0x72);
+	au0828_write(dev, 0x60a, 0x71);
+	au0828_write(dev, 0x60b, 0x01);
+
+}
+
+static void au0828_stop_transport(struct au0828_dev *dev, int full_stop)
+{
+	if (full_stop) {
+		au0828_write(dev, 0x608, 0x00);
+		au0828_write(dev, 0x609, 0x00);
+		au0828_write(dev, 0x60a, 0x00);
+	}
+	au0828_write(dev, 0x60b, 0x00);
+}
+
+
+
 static int au0828_dvb_start_feed(struct dvb_demux_feed *feed)
 {
 	struct dvb_demux *demux = feed->demux;
@@ -231,13 +257,17 @@ static int au0828_dvb_start_feed(struct dvb_demux_feed *feed)
 
 	if (dvb) {
 		mutex_lock(&dvb->lock);
+		dvb->start_count++;
+		dprintk(1, "%s(), start_count: %d, stop_count: %d\n", __func__,
+			dvb->start_count, dvb->stop_count);
 		if (dvb->feeding++ == 0) {
 			/* Start transport */
-			au0828_write(dev, 0x608, 0x90);
-			au0828_write(dev, 0x609, 0x72);
-			au0828_write(dev, 0x60a, 0x71);
-			au0828_write(dev, 0x60b, 0x01);
+			au0828_start_transport(dev);
 			ret = start_urb_transfer(dev);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				au0828_stop_transport(dev, 0);
+				dvb->feeding--;	/* We ran out of memory... */
+			}
 		}
 		mutex_unlock(&dvb->lock);
 	}
@@ -256,10 +286,16 @@ static int au0828_dvb_stop_feed(struct dvb_demux_feed *feed)
 
 	if (dvb) {
 		mutex_lock(&dvb->lock);
-		if (--dvb->feeding == 0) {
-			/* Stop transport */
-			ret = stop_urb_transfer(dev);
-			au0828_write(dev, 0x60b, 0x00);
+		dvb->stop_count++;
+		dprintk(1, "%s(), start_count: %d, stop_count: %d\n", __func__,
+			dvb->start_count, dvb->stop_count);
+		if (dvb->feeding > 0) {
+			dvb->feeding--;
+			if (dvb->feeding == 0) {
+				/* Stop transport */
+				ret = stop_urb_transfer(dev);
+				au0828_stop_transport(dev, 0);
+			}
 		}
 		mutex_unlock(&dvb->lock);
 	}
@@ -282,16 +318,10 @@ static void au0828_restart_dvb_streaming(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	/* Stop transport */
 	stop_urb_transfer(dev);
-	au0828_write(dev, 0x608, 0x00);
-	au0828_write(dev, 0x609, 0x00);
-	au0828_write(dev, 0x60a, 0x00);
-	au0828_write(dev, 0x60b, 0x00);
+	au0828_stop_transport(dev, 1);
 
 	/* Start transport */
-	au0828_write(dev, 0x608, 0x90);
-	au0828_write(dev, 0x609, 0x72);
-	au0828_write(dev, 0x60a, 0x71);
-	au0828_write(dev, 0x60b, 0x01);
+	au0828_start_transport(dev);
 	start_urb_transfer(dev);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&dvb->lock);
@@ -375,6 +405,9 @@ static int dvb_register(struct au0828_dev *dev)
 
 	/* register network adapter */
 	dvb_net_init(&dvb->adapter, &dvb->net, &dvb->demux.dmx);
+
+	dvb->start_count = 0;
+	dvb->stop_count = 0;
 	return 0;
 
 fail_fe_conn:
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828.h b/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828.h
index ef1f57f22be7..a00b400f8703 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828.h
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ struct au0828_dvb {
 	struct dmx_frontend fe_mem;
 	struct dvb_net net;
 	int feeding;
+	int start_count;
+	int stop_count;
 };
 
 enum au0828_stream_state {