diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
index 4cad5c4cf941e..7fa84b64a2ae5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
@@ -502,12 +502,18 @@ int ir_raw_event_register(struct rc_dev *dev)
 	dev->change_protocol = change_protocol;
 	INIT_KFIFO(dev->raw->kfifo);
 
-	dev->raw->thread = kthread_run(ir_raw_event_thread, dev->raw,
-				       "rc%u", dev->minor);
+	/*
+	 * raw transmitters do not need any event registration
+	 * because the event is coming from userspace
+	 */
+	if (dev->driver_type != RC_DRIVER_IR_RAW_TX) {
+		dev->raw->thread = kthread_run(ir_raw_event_thread, dev->raw,
+					       "rc%u", dev->minor);
 
-	if (IS_ERR(dev->raw->thread)) {
-		rc = PTR_ERR(dev->raw->thread);
-		goto out;
+		if (IS_ERR(dev->raw->thread)) {
+			rc = PTR_ERR(dev->raw->thread);
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&ir_raw_handler_lock);