diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/DeviceReadBuffer.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/DeviceReadBuffer.cpp
index 95ce4490c82..68de6e0e1a3 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/DeviceReadBuffer.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/DeviceReadBuffer.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ DeviceReadBuffer::DeviceReadBuffer(DeviceReaderCB *cb, bool use_poll)
       readerCB(cb),
 
       // Data for managing the device ringbuffer
-      dorun(false),                 running(false),
+      dorun(false),
       eof(false),                   error(false),
       request_pause(false),         paused(false),
       using_poll(use_poll),         max_poll_wait(2500 /*ms*/),
@@ -58,10 +58,12 @@ DeviceReadBuffer::DeviceReadBuffer(DeviceReaderCB *cb, bool use_poll)
 
 DeviceReadBuffer::~DeviceReadBuffer()
 {
+    Stop();
     if (buffer)
+    {
         delete[] buffer;
-    if (isRunning() || dorun)
-        Stop();
+        buffer = NULL;
+    }
 }
 
 bool DeviceReadBuffer::Setup(const QString &streamName, int streamfd,
@@ -125,28 +127,25 @@ void DeviceReadBuffer::Start(void)
 {
     LOG(VB_RECORD, LOG_INFO, LOC + "Start() -- begin");
 
+    QMutexLocker locker(&lock);
     if (isRunning() || dorun)
     {
-        {
-            QMutexLocker locker(&lock);
-            dorun = false;
-        }
+        dorun = false;
+        locker.unlock();
         WakePoll();
         wait();
+        locker.relock();
     }
 
-    {
-        QMutexLocker locker(&lock);
-        error = false;
-        eof   = false;
-    }
+    dorun = true;
+    error = false;
+    eof   = false;
 
     start();
 
     LOG(VB_RECORD, LOG_INFO, LOC + "Start() -- middle");
 
-    QMutexLocker locker(&lock);
-    while (dorun && !running)
+    while (dorun && !isRunning())
         runWait.wait(locker.mutex(), 100);
 
     LOG(VB_RECORD, LOG_INFO, LOC + "Start() -- end");
@@ -170,15 +169,14 @@ void DeviceReadBuffer::Reset(const QString &streamName, int streamfd)
 void DeviceReadBuffer::Stop(void)
 {
     LOG(VB_RECORD, LOG_INFO, LOC + "Stop() -- begin");
+    QMutexLocker locker(&lock);
+    if (isRunning() || dorun)
     {
-        QMutexLocker locker(&lock);
         dorun = false;
+        locker.unlock();
+        WakePoll();
+        wait();
     }
-
-    WakePoll();
-    LOG(VB_RECORD, LOG_INFO, LOC + "Stop() -- middle");
-
-    wait();
     LOG(VB_RECORD, LOG_INFO, LOC + "Stop() -- end");
 }
 
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@ void DeviceReadBuffer::WakePoll(void) const
     char buf[1];
     buf[0] = '0';
     ssize_t wret = 0;
-    while (running && (wret <= 0) && (wake_pipe[1] >= 0))
+    while (isRunning() && (wret <= 0) && (wake_pipe[1] >= 0))
     {
         wret = ::write(wake_pipe[1], &buf, 1);
         if ((wret < 0) && (EAGAIN != errno) && (EINTR != errno))
@@ -277,7 +275,7 @@ bool DeviceReadBuffer::IsEOF(void) const
 bool DeviceReadBuffer::IsRunning(void) const
 {
     QMutexLocker locker(&lock);
-    return running;
+    return isRunning();
 }
 
 uint DeviceReadBuffer::GetUnused(void) const
@@ -325,8 +323,6 @@ void DeviceReadBuffer::run(void)
 
     threadRegister("DeviceReadBuffer");
     lock.lock();
-    dorun   = true;
-    running = true;
     runWait.wakeAll();
     lock.unlock();
 
@@ -382,7 +378,6 @@ void DeviceReadBuffer::run(void)
     ClosePipes();
 
     lock.lock();
-    running = false;
     eof     = true;
     runWait.wakeAll();
     dataWait.wakeAll();
@@ -675,7 +670,7 @@ uint DeviceReadBuffer::WaitForUsed(uint needed, uint max_wait) const
 
     QMutexLocker locker(&lock);
     size_t avail = used;
-    while ((needed > avail) && running &&
+    while ((needed > avail) && isRunning() &&
            !request_pause && !error && !eof &&
            (timer.elapsed() < (int)max_wait))
     {
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/DeviceReadBuffer.h b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/DeviceReadBuffer.h
index 0a3fab172d0..3779d54ab69 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/DeviceReadBuffer.h
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/DeviceReadBuffer.h
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ class DeviceReadBuffer : protected QThread
 
     // Data for managing the device ringbuffer
     mutable QMutex   lock;
-    bool             dorun;
-    bool             running;
+    volatile bool    dorun;
     bool             eof;
     mutable bool     error;
     bool             request_pause;