* @rc_tab:    the struct ir_scancode_table to set the keycode in
  * @scancode:  the scancode for the ir command
  * @keycode:   the keycode for the ir command
+ * @resize:    whether the keytable may be shrunk
  * @return:    -EINVAL if the keycode could not be inserted, otherwise zero.
  *
  * This routine is used internally to manipulate the scancode->keycode table.
  */
 static int ir_do_setkeycode(struct input_dev *dev,
                            struct ir_scancode_table *rc_tab,
-                           unsigned scancode, unsigned keycode)
+                           unsigned scancode, unsigned keycode,
+                           bool resize)
 {
        unsigned int i;
        int old_keycode = KEY_RESERVED;
 
        if (old_keycode == KEY_RESERVED && keycode != KEY_RESERVED) {
                /* No previous mapping found, we might need to grow the table */
-               if (ir_resize_table(rc_tab))
+               if (resize && ir_resize_table(rc_tab))
                        return -ENOMEM;
 
                IR_dprintk(1, "#%d: New scan 0x%04x with key 0x%04x\n",
        struct ir_scancode_table *rc_tab = &ir_dev->rc_tab;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&rc_tab->lock, flags);
-       rc = ir_do_setkeycode(dev, rc_tab, scancode, keycode);
+       rc = ir_do_setkeycode(dev, rc_tab, scancode, keycode, true);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rc_tab->lock, flags);
        return rc;
 }
        spin_lock_irqsave(&rc_tab->lock, flags);
        for (i = 0; i < from->size; i++) {
                rc = ir_do_setkeycode(dev, to, from->scan[i].scancode,
-                                     from->scan[i].keycode);
+                                     from->scan[i].keycode, false);
                if (rc)
                        break;
        }