struct ttusb_dec *dec = urb->context;
        char *buffer = dec->irq_buffer;
        int retval;
+       int index = buffer[4];
 
        switch(urb->status) {
                case 0: /*success*/
                 * this should/could be added later ...
                 * for now lets report each signal as a key down and up
                 */
-               if (buffer[4] - 1 < ARRAY_SIZE(rc_keys)) {
-                       dprintk("%s:rc signal:%d\n", __func__, buffer[4]);
-                       input_report_key(dec->rc_input_dev, rc_keys[buffer[4] - 1], 1);
+               if (index - 1 < ARRAY_SIZE(rc_keys)) {
+                       dprintk("%s:rc signal:%d\n", __func__, index);
+                       input_report_key(dec->rc_input_dev, rc_keys[index - 1], 1);
                        input_sync(dec->rc_input_dev);
-                       input_report_key(dec->rc_input_dev, rc_keys[buffer[4] - 1], 0);
+                       input_report_key(dec->rc_input_dev, rc_keys[index - 1], 0);
                        input_sync(dec->rc_input_dev);
                }
        }