diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
index a107ab6bcb88..91f9bb87ce68 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ long lirc_dev_fop_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		result = put_user(ir->d.features, (__u32 __user *)arg);
 		break;
 	case LIRC_GET_REC_MODE:
-		if (!(ir->d.features & LIRC_CAN_REC_MASK)) {
+		if (LIRC_CAN_REC(ir->d.features)) {
 			result = -ENOTTY;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ long lirc_dev_fop_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 				  (__u32 __user *)arg);
 		break;
 	case LIRC_SET_REC_MODE:
-		if (!(ir->d.features & LIRC_CAN_REC_MASK)) {
+		if (LIRC_CAN_REC(ir->d.features)) {
 			result = -ENOTTY;
 			break;
 		}