diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2841er.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2841er.c
index 1b30cf570803..758c95bc3b11 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2841er.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2841er.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct cxd2841er_priv {
 	enum cxd2841er_xtal		xtal;
 	enum fe_caps caps;
 	u32				flags;
+	unsigned long			stats_time;
 };
 
 static const struct cxd2841er_cnr_data s_cn_data[] = {
@@ -3279,9 +3280,15 @@ static int cxd2841er_get_frontend(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 		p->strength.stat[0].scale = FE_SCALE_NOT_AVAILABLE;
 
 	if (status & FE_HAS_LOCK) {
+		if (priv->stats_time &&
+		    (!time_after(jiffies, priv->stats_time)))
+			return 0;
+
+		/* Prevent retrieving stats faster than once per second */
+		priv->stats_time = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1000);
+
 		cxd2841er_read_snr(fe);
 		cxd2841er_read_ucblocks(fe);
-
 		cxd2841er_read_ber(fe);
 	} else {
 		p->cnr.stat[0].scale = FE_SCALE_NOT_AVAILABLE;
@@ -3360,6 +3367,9 @@ done:
 	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->stats_time = 0;
+
 	return ret;
 }