initialize_dma_trm_ctx(&ohci->at_req_context);
        initialize_dma_trm_ctx(&ohci->at_resp_context);
        
-       /* Initialize IR Legacy DMA */
+       /* Initialize IR Legacy DMA channel mask */
        ohci->ir_legacy_channels = 0;
-       initialize_dma_rcv_ctx(&ohci->ir_legacy_context, 1);
-       DBGMSG("ISO receive legacy context activated");
 
        /*
         * Accept AT requests from all nodes. This probably
        case ISO_LISTEN_CHANNEL:
         {
                u64 mask;
+               struct dma_rcv_ctx *d = &ohci->ir_legacy_context;
+               int ir_legacy_active;
 
                if (arg<0 || arg>63) {
                        PRINT(KERN_ERR,
                        return -EFAULT;
                }
 
+               ir_legacy_active = ohci->ir_legacy_channels;
+
                ohci->ISO_channel_usage |= mask;
                ohci->ir_legacy_channels |= mask;
 
+                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ohci->IR_channel_lock, flags);
+
+               if (!ir_legacy_active) {
+                       if (ohci1394_register_iso_tasklet(ohci,
+                                         &ohci->ir_legacy_tasklet) < 0) {
+                               PRINT(KERN_ERR, "No IR DMA context available");
+                               return -EBUSY;
+                       }
+
+                       /* the IR context can be assigned to any DMA context
+                        * by ohci1394_register_iso_tasklet */
+                       d->ctx = ohci->ir_legacy_tasklet.context;
+                       d->ctrlSet = OHCI1394_IsoRcvContextControlSet +
+                               32*d->ctx;
+                       d->ctrlClear = OHCI1394_IsoRcvContextControlClear +
+                               32*d->ctx;
+                       d->cmdPtr = OHCI1394_IsoRcvCommandPtr + 32*d->ctx;
+                       d->ctxtMatch = OHCI1394_IsoRcvContextMatch + 32*d->ctx;
+
+                       initialize_dma_rcv_ctx(&ohci->ir_legacy_context, 1);
+
+                       PRINT(KERN_ERR, "IR legacy activated");
+               }
+
+                spin_lock_irqsave(&ohci->IR_channel_lock, flags);
+
                if (arg>31)
                        reg_write(ohci, OHCI1394_IRMultiChanMaskHiSet,
                                  1<<(arg-32));
 
                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ohci->IR_channel_lock, flags);
                 DBGMSG("Listening disabled on channel %d", arg);
+
+               if (ohci->ir_legacy_channels == 0) {
+                       stop_dma_rcv_ctx(&ohci->ir_legacy_context);
+                       DBGMSG("ISO legacy receive context stopped");
+               }
+
                 break;
         }
        default:
                                                       OHCI_ISO_RECEIVE,
                                  ohci_iso_recv_task, (unsigned long) iso);
 
-       if (ohci1394_register_iso_tasklet(recv->ohci, &recv->task) < 0)
+       if (ohci1394_register_iso_tasklet(recv->ohci, &recv->task) < 0) {
+               ret = -EBUSY;
                goto err;
+       }
 
        recv->task_active = 1;
 
        ohci1394_init_iso_tasklet(&xmit->task, OHCI_ISO_TRANSMIT,
                                  ohci_iso_xmit_task, (unsigned long) iso);
 
-       if (ohci1394_register_iso_tasklet(xmit->ohci, &xmit->task) < 0)
+       if (ohci1394_register_iso_tasklet(xmit->ohci, &xmit->task) < 0) {
+               ret = -EBUSY;
                goto err;
+       }
 
        xmit->task_active = 1;
 
                ohci1394_init_iso_tasklet(&ohci->ir_legacy_tasklet,
                                          OHCI_ISO_MULTICHANNEL_RECEIVE,
                                          dma_rcv_tasklet, (unsigned long) d);
-               if (ohci1394_register_iso_tasklet(ohci,
-                                                 &ohci->ir_legacy_tasklet) < 0) {
-                       PRINT(KERN_ERR, "No IR DMA context available");
-                       free_dma_rcv_ctx(d);
-                       return -EBUSY;
-               }
-
-               /* the IR context can be assigned to any DMA context
-                * by ohci1394_register_iso_tasklet */
-               d->ctx = ohci->ir_legacy_tasklet.context;
-               d->ctrlSet = OHCI1394_IsoRcvContextControlSet + 32*d->ctx;
-               d->ctrlClear = OHCI1394_IsoRcvContextControlClear + 32*d->ctx;
-               d->cmdPtr = OHCI1394_IsoRcvCommandPtr + 32*d->ctx;
-               d->ctxtMatch = OHCI1394_IsoRcvContextMatch + 32*d->ctx;
        } else {
                d->ctrlSet = context_base + OHCI1394_ContextControlSet;
                d->ctrlClear = context_base + OHCI1394_ContextControlClear;
 
        switch (ohci->init_state) {
        case OHCI_INIT_DONE:
-               stop_dma_rcv_ctx(&ohci->ir_legacy_context);
                hpsb_remove_host(ohci->host);
 
                /* Clear out BUS Options */