wake_up_interruptible (&events->wait_queue);
 }
 
+static int dvb_frontend_test_event(struct dvb_frontend_private *fepriv,
+                                  struct dvb_fe_events *events)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       up(&fepriv->sem);
+       ret = events->eventw != events->eventr;
+       down(&fepriv->sem);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
 static int dvb_frontend_get_event(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
-                           struct dvb_frontend_event *event, int flags)
+                                 struct dvb_frontend_event *event, int flags)
 {
        struct dvb_frontend_private *fepriv = fe->frontend_priv;
        struct dvb_fe_events *events = &fepriv->events;
                if (flags & O_NONBLOCK)
                        return -EWOULDBLOCK;
 
-               up(&fepriv->sem);
-
-               ret = wait_event_interruptible (events->wait_queue,
-                                               events->eventw != events->eventr);
-
-               if (down_interruptible (&fepriv->sem))
-                       return -ERESTARTSYS;
+               ret = wait_event_interruptible(events->wait_queue,
+                                              dvb_frontend_test_event(fepriv, events));
 
                if (ret < 0)
                        return ret;