diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2841er.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2841er.c
index 1b30cf570803..218da631df19 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2841er.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2841er.c
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ struct cxd2841er_priv {
 	enum cxd2841er_xtal		xtal;
 	enum fe_caps caps;
 	u32				flags;
+
+	unsigned long			ber_interval;
+	unsigned long			ucb_interval;
+
+	unsigned long			ber_time;
+	unsigned long			ucb_time;
+	unsigned long			snr_time;
 };
 
 static const struct cxd2841er_cnr_data s_cn_data[] = {
@@ -1941,6 +1948,10 @@ static void cxd2841er_read_ber(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	struct cxd2841er_priv *priv = fe->demodulator_priv;
 	u32 ret, bit_error = 0, bit_count = 0;
 
+	if (priv->ber_time &&
+	   (!time_after(jiffies, priv->ber_time)))
+		return;
+
 	dev_dbg(&priv->i2c->dev, "%s()\n", __func__);
 	switch (p->delivery_system) {
 	case SYS_DVBC_ANNEX_A:
@@ -1953,9 +1964,15 @@ static void cxd2841er_read_ber(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 		break;
 	case SYS_DVBS:
 		ret = cxd2841er_mon_read_ber_s(priv, &bit_error, &bit_count);
+
+		if (!priv->ber_interval && p->symbol_rate)
+			priv->ber_interval = (10000000) / (p->symbol_rate / 1000);
 		break;
 	case SYS_DVBS2:
 		ret = cxd2841er_mon_read_ber_s2(priv, &bit_error, &bit_count);
+
+		if (!priv->ber_interval && p->symbol_rate)
+			priv->ber_interval = (10000000) / (p->symbol_rate / 1000);
 		break;
 	case SYS_DVBT:
 		ret = cxd2841er_read_ber_t(priv, &bit_error, &bit_count);
@@ -1978,6 +1995,21 @@ static void cxd2841er_read_ber(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 		p->post_bit_error.stat[0].scale = FE_SCALE_NOT_AVAILABLE;
 		p->post_bit_count.stat[0].scale = FE_SCALE_NOT_AVAILABLE;
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If the per-delivery system doesn't specify, set a default timeout
+	 * that will wait for ~12.5 seconds for 8MHz channels
+	 */
+	if (!priv->ber_interval && p->bandwidth_hz)
+		priv->ber_interval = (100000000) / (p->bandwidth_hz / 1000);
+
+	if (priv->ber_interval < 1000)
+		priv->ber_interval = 1000;
+
+// HACK:
+dev_info(&priv->i2c->dev, "BER interval: %d ms", priv->ber_interval);
+
+	priv->ber_time = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(priv->ber_interval);
 }
 
 static void cxd2841er_read_signal_strength(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
@@ -2037,6 +2069,16 @@ static void cxd2841er_read_snr(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	struct dtv_frontend_properties *p = &fe->dtv_property_cache;
 	struct cxd2841er_priv *priv = fe->demodulator_priv;
 
+	if (priv->snr_time &&
+	   (!time_after(jiffies, priv->snr_time)))
+		return;
+
+	/* Preventing asking SNR more than once per second */
+	priv->snr_time = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1000);
+
+// HACK
+dev_info(&priv->i2c->dev, "SNR interval: %d ms", 1000);
+
 	dev_dbg(&priv->i2c->dev, "%s()\n", __func__);
 	switch (p->delivery_system) {
 	case SYS_DVBC_ANNEX_A:
@@ -2081,6 +2123,10 @@ static void cxd2841er_read_ucblocks(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	struct cxd2841er_priv *priv = fe->demodulator_priv;
 	u32 ucblocks = 0;
 
+	if (priv->ucb_time &&
+	   (!time_after(jiffies, priv->ucb_time)))
+		return;
+
 	dev_dbg(&priv->i2c->dev, "%s()\n", __func__);
 	switch (p->delivery_system) {
 	case SYS_DVBC_ANNEX_A:
@@ -2105,6 +2151,21 @@ static void cxd2841er_read_ucblocks(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 
 	p->block_error.stat[0].scale = FE_SCALE_COUNTER;
 	p->block_error.stat[0].uvalue = ucblocks;
+
+	/*
+	 * If the per-delivery system doesn't specify, set a default timeout
+	 * that will wait 20-30 seconds
+	 */
+	if (!priv->ucb_interval && p->bandwidth_hz)
+		priv->ucb_interval = (100 * 204 * 1000 * 8) / p->bandwidth_hz;
+
+	if (priv->ucb_interval < 1000)
+		priv->ucb_interval = 1000;
+
+// HACK:
+dev_info(&priv->i2c->dev, "UCB interval: %d ms", priv->ucb_interval);
+
+	priv->ucb_time = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(priv->ucb_interval);
 }
 
 static int cxd2841er_dvbt2_set_profile(
@@ -3360,6 +3421,13 @@ static int cxd2841er_set_frontend_s(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	p->post_bit_error.stat[0].scale = FE_SCALE_NOT_AVAILABLE;
 	p->post_bit_count.stat[0].scale = FE_SCALE_NOT_AVAILABLE;
 
+	/* Reset the wait for jiffies logic */
+	priv->ber_interval = 0;
+	priv->ucb_interval = 0;
+	priv->ber_time = 0;
+	priv->ucb_time = 0;
+	priv->snr_time = 0;
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
