diff --git a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_frontend.c b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_frontend.c
index a793bfec..1a8adf95 100644
--- a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_frontend.c
+++ b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_frontend.c
@@ -414,6 +414,18 @@ linuxdvb_frontend_default_tables
   }
 }
 
+static inline int
+ioctl_check( linuxdvb_frontend_t *lfe, int bit )
+{
+  return !(lfe->lfe_ioctls & (1 << bit));
+}
+
+static inline void
+ioctl_bad( linuxdvb_frontend_t *lfe, int bit )
+{
+  lfe->lfe_ioctls |= 1 << bit;
+}
+
 static void
 linuxdvb_frontend_monitor ( void *aux )
 {
@@ -554,10 +566,10 @@ linuxdvb_frontend_monitor ( void *aux )
   dtv_prop.num = 6;
   dtv_prop.props = fe_properties;
 
-  if(!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_GET_PROPERTY, &dtv_prop)) {
+  if(ioctl_check(lfe, 0) && !ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_GET_PROPERTY, &dtv_prop)) {
     /* Signal strength */
     gotprop = 0;
-    if(fe_properties[0].u.st.len > 0) {
+    if(ioctl_check(lfe, 1) && fe_properties[0].u.st.len > 0) {
       if(fe_properties[0].u.st.stat[0].scale == FE_SCALE_RELATIVE) {
         mmi->mmi_stats.signal_scale = INPUT_STREAM_STATS_SCALE_RELATIVE;
         mmi->mmi_stats.signal = fe_properties[0].u.st.stat[0].uvalue;
@@ -569,18 +581,20 @@ linuxdvb_frontend_monitor ( void *aux )
         gotprop = 1;
       }
       else {
+        ioctl_bad(lfe, 1);
         mmi->mmi_stats.signal_scale = INPUT_STREAM_STATS_SCALE_UNKNOWN;
         tvhlog(LOG_WARNING, "linuxdvb", "Unhandled signal scale: %d",
                fe_properties[0].u.st.stat[0].scale);
       }
     }
-    if(!gotprop) {
+    if(!gotprop && ioctl_check(lfe, 2)) {
       /* try old API */
       if (!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH, &u16)) {
         mmi->mmi_stats.signal_scale = INPUT_STREAM_STATS_SCALE_RELATIVE;
         mmi->mmi_stats.signal = u16;
       }
       else {
+        ioctl_bad(lfe, 2);
         mmi->mmi_stats.signal_scale = INPUT_STREAM_STATS_SCALE_UNKNOWN;
         tvhlog(LOG_WARNING, "linuxdvb", "Unable to provide signal strength value.");
       }
@@ -588,39 +602,44 @@ linuxdvb_frontend_monitor ( void *aux )
 
     /* ERROR_BIT_COUNT */
     gotprop = 0;
-    if(fe_properties[1].u.st.len > 0) {
+    if(ioctl_check(lfe, 3) && fe_properties[1].u.st.len > 0) {
       if(fe_properties[1].u.st.stat[0].scale == FE_SCALE_COUNTER) {
         mmi->mmi_stats.ec_bit = fe_properties[1].u.st.stat[0].uvalue;
         gotprop = 1;
       }
-      else
+      else {
+        ioctl_bad(lfe, 3);
         tvhlog(LOG_WARNING, "linuxdvb", "Unhandled ERROR_BIT_COUNT scale: %d",
                fe_properties[1].u.st.stat[0].scale);
+      }
     }
     /* TOTAL_BIT_COUNT */
     if(gotprop && (fe_properties[2].u.st.len > 0)) {
       gotprop = 0;
-      if(fe_properties[2].u.st.stat[0].scale == FE_SCALE_COUNTER) {
+      if(ioctl_check(lfe, 4) && fe_properties[2].u.st.stat[0].scale == FE_SCALE_COUNTER) {
         mmi->mmi_stats.tc_bit = fe_properties[2].u.st.stat[0].uvalue;
         gotprop = 1;
       }
       else {
+        ioctl_bad(lfe, 4);
         mmi->mmi_stats.ec_bit = 0; /* both values or none */
         tvhlog(LOG_WARNING, "linuxdvb", "Unhandled TOTAL_BIT_COUNT scale: %d",
                fe_properties[2].u.st.stat[0].scale);
       }
     }
-    if(!gotprop) {
+    if(!gotprop && ioctl_check(lfe, 5)) {
       /* try old API */
       if (!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_BER, &u32))
         mmi->mmi_stats.ber = u32;
-      else
+      else {
+        ioctl_bad(lfe, 5);
         tvhlog(LOG_WARNING, "linuxdvb", "Unable to provide BER value.");
+      }
     }
     
     /* SNR */
     gotprop = 0;
-    if(fe_properties[3].u.st.len > 0) {
+    if(ioctl_check(lfe, 6) && fe_properties[3].u.st.len > 0) {
       if(fe_properties[3].u.st.stat[0].scale == FE_SCALE_RELATIVE) {
         mmi->mmi_stats.snr_scale = INPUT_STREAM_STATS_SCALE_RELATIVE;
         mmi->mmi_stats.snr = fe_properties[3].u.st.stat[0].uvalue;
@@ -632,18 +651,20 @@ linuxdvb_frontend_monitor ( void *aux )
         gotprop = 1;
       }
       else {
+        ioctl_bad(lfe, 6);
         mmi->mmi_stats.snr_scale = INPUT_STREAM_STATS_SCALE_UNKNOWN;
         tvhlog(LOG_WARNING, "linuxdvb", "Unhandled SNR scale: %d",
                fe_properties[3].u.st.stat[0].scale);
       }
     }
-    if(!gotprop) {
+    if(!gotprop && ioctl_check(lfe, 7)) {
       /* try old API */
       if (!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_SNR, &u16)) {
         mmi->mmi_stats.snr_scale = INPUT_STREAM_STATS_SCALE_RELATIVE;
         mmi->mmi_stats.snr = u16;
       }
       else {
+        ioctl_bad(lfe, 7);
         mmi->mmi_stats.snr_scale = INPUT_STREAM_STATS_SCALE_UNKNOWN;
         tvhlog(LOG_WARNING, "linuxdvb", "Unable to provide SNR value.");
       }
@@ -651,66 +672,78 @@ linuxdvb_frontend_monitor ( void *aux )
 
     /* ERROR_BLOCK_COUNT == Uncorrected blocks (UNC) */
     gotprop = 0;
-    if(fe_properties[4].u.st.len > 0) {
+    if(ioctl_check(lfe, 8) && fe_properties[4].u.st.len > 0) {
       if(fe_properties[4].u.st.stat[0].scale == FE_SCALE_COUNTER) {
         mmi->mmi_stats.unc = mmi->mmi_stats.ec_block = fe_properties[4].u.st.stat[0].uvalue;
         gotprop = 1;
       }
-      else
+      else {
+        ioctl_bad(lfe, 8);
         tvhlog(LOG_WARNING, "linuxdvb", "Unhandled ERROR_BLOCK_COUNT scale: %d",
                fe_properties[4].u.st.stat[0].scale);
+      }
     }
 
     /* TOTAL_BLOCK_COUNT */
     if(gotprop && (fe_properties[5].u.st.len > 0)) {
       gotprop = 0;
-      if(fe_properties[5].u.st.stat[0].scale == FE_SCALE_COUNTER) {
+      if(ioctl_check(lfe, 9) && fe_properties[5].u.st.stat[0].scale == FE_SCALE_COUNTER) {
         mmi->mmi_stats.tc_block = fe_properties[5].u.st.stat[0].uvalue;
         gotprop = 1;
       }
       else {
+        ioctl_bad(lfe, 9);
         mmi->mmi_stats.ec_block = mmi->mmi_stats.unc = 0; /* both values or none */
         tvhlog(LOG_WARNING, "linuxdvb", "Unhandled TOTAL_BLOCK_COUNT scale: %d",
                fe_properties[5].u.st.stat[0].scale);
       }
     }
-    if(!gotprop) {
+    if(!gotprop && ioctl_check(lfe, 10)) {
       /* try old API */
       if (!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS, &u32)) {
         mmi->mmi_stats.unc = u32;
         gotprop = 1;
       }
-      else
+      else {
+        ioctl_bad(lfe, 10);
         tvhlog(LOG_WARNING, "linuxdvb", "Unable to provide UNC value.");
+      }
     }
   /* Older API */
   } else
 #endif
   {
-    if (!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH, &u16)) {
+    ioctl_bad(lfe, 0);
+    if (ioctl_check(lfe, 1) && !ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH, &u16)) {
       mmi->mmi_stats.signal_scale = INPUT_STREAM_STATS_SCALE_RELATIVE;
       mmi->mmi_stats.signal = u16;
     }
     else {
+      ioctl_bad(lfe, 1);
       mmi->mmi_stats.signal_scale = INPUT_STREAM_STATS_SCALE_UNKNOWN;
       tvhlog(LOG_WARNING, "linuxdvb", "Unable to provide signal strength value.");
     }
-    if (!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_BER, &u32))
+    if (ioctl_check(lfe, 2) && !ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_BER, &u32))
       mmi->mmi_stats.ber = u32;
-    else
+    else {
+      ioctl_bad(lfe, 2);
       tvhlog(LOG_WARNING, "linuxdvb", "Unable to provide BER value.");
-    if (!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_SNR, &u16)) {
+    }
+    if (ioctl_check(lfe, 3) && !ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_SNR, &u16)) {
       mmi->mmi_stats.snr_scale = INPUT_STREAM_STATS_SCALE_RELATIVE;
       mmi->mmi_stats.snr = u16;
     }
     else {
+      ioctl_bad(lfe, 3);
       mmi->mmi_stats.snr_scale = INPUT_STREAM_STATS_SCALE_UNKNOWN;
       tvhlog(LOG_WARNING, "linuxdvb", "Unable to provide SNR value.");
     }
-    if (!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS, &u32))
+    if (ioctl_check(lfe, 4) && !ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS, &u32))
       mmi->mmi_stats.unc = u32;
-    else
+    else {
+      ioctl_bad(lfe, 4);
       tvhlog(LOG_WARNING, "linuxdvb", "Unable to provide UNC value.");
+    }
   }
 
   /* Send message */
@@ -1041,6 +1074,7 @@ linuxdvb_frontend_tune0
   }
   lfe->lfe_locked = 0;
   lfe->lfe_status = 0;
+  lfe->lfe_ioctls = 0;
 
   /*
    * copy the universal parameters to the Linux kernel structure
diff --git a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_private.h b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_private.h
index 4c0002aa..a5e89da6 100644
--- a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_private.h
+++ b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_private.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ struct linuxdvb_frontend
    */
   int                       lfe_locked;
   int                       lfe_status;
+  int                       lfe_ioctls;
   time_t                    lfe_monitor;
   gtimer_t                  lfe_monitor_timer;