diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/zoran/zoran.h b/drivers/staging/media/zoran/zoran.h
index 7e6e03563a2a..e9fef23a720c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/zoran/zoran.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/zoran/zoran.h
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ struct zoran_fh {
 
 	enum zoran_map_mode map_mode;		/* Flag which bufferset will map by next mmap() */
 
-	struct zoran_overlay_settings overlay_settings;
 	u32 *overlay_mask;			/* overlay mask */
 	enum zoran_lock_activity overlay_active;/* feature currently in use? */
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/zoran/zoran_device.c b/drivers/staging/media/zoran/zoran_device.c
index 4f9b28e63ac0..e81316ac6521 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/zoran/zoran_device.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/zoran/zoran_device.c
@@ -508,10 +508,10 @@ void write_overlay_mask(struct zoran_fh *fh, struct v4l2_clip *vp, int count)
 			height += y;
 			y = 0;
 		}
-		if (x + width > fh->overlay_settings.width)
-			width = fh->overlay_settings.width - x;
-		if (y + height > fh->overlay_settings.height)
-			height = fh->overlay_settings.height - y;
+		if (x + width > zr->overlay_settings.width)
+			width = zr->overlay_settings.width - x;
+		if (y + height > zr->overlay_settings.height)
+			height = zr->overlay_settings.height - y;
 
 		/* ignore degenerate clips */
 		if (height <= 0)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/zoran/zoran_driver.c b/drivers/staging/media/zoran/zoran_driver.c
index f0ceda9a3d44..77cd2c07c394 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/zoran/zoran_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/zoran/zoran_driver.c
@@ -744,9 +744,7 @@ static void zoran_open_init_session(struct zoran_fh *fh)
 	map_mode_raw(fh);
 
 	/* take over the card's current settings */
-	fh->overlay_settings = zr->overlay_settings;
-	fh->overlay_settings.is_set = 0;
-	fh->overlay_settings.format = zr->overlay_settings.format;
+	zr->overlay_settings.is_set = 0;
 	fh->overlay_active = ZORAN_FREE;
 
 	/* buffers */
@@ -1005,7 +1003,7 @@ static int setup_window(struct zoran_fh *fh, int x, int y, int width, int height
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!fh->overlay_settings.format) {
+	if (!zr->overlay_settings.format) {
 		pci_err(zr->pci_dev, "%s - no overlay format set\n", __func__);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1043,11 +1041,11 @@ static int setup_window(struct zoran_fh *fh, int x, int y, int width, int height
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	fh->overlay_settings.x = x;
-	fh->overlay_settings.y = y;
-	fh->overlay_settings.width = width;
-	fh->overlay_settings.height = height;
-	fh->overlay_settings.clipcount = clipcount;
+	zr->overlay_settings.x = x;
+	zr->overlay_settings.y = y;
+	zr->overlay_settings.width = width;
+	zr->overlay_settings.height = height;
+	zr->overlay_settings.clipcount = clipcount;
 
 	/*
 	 * If an overlay is running, we have to switch it off
@@ -1069,7 +1067,7 @@ static int setup_window(struct zoran_fh *fh, int x, int y, int width, int height
 	 */
 	if (bitmap) {
 		/* fake value - it just means we want clips */
-		fh->overlay_settings.clipcount = 1;
+		zr->overlay_settings.clipcount = 1;
 
 		if (copy_from_user(fh->overlay_mask, bitmap,
 				   (width * height + 7) / 8)) {
@@ -1091,10 +1089,7 @@ static int setup_window(struct zoran_fh *fh, int x, int y, int width, int height
 		vfree(vcp);
 	}
 
-	fh->overlay_settings.is_set = 1;
-	if (fh->overlay_active != ZORAN_FREE &&
-	    zr->overlay_active != ZORAN_FREE)
-		zr->overlay_settings = fh->overlay_settings;
+	zr->overlay_settings.is_set = 1;
 
 	if (on)
 		zr36057_overlay(zr, 1);
@@ -1135,18 +1130,17 @@ static int setup_overlay(struct zoran_fh *fh, int on)
 			zr36057_overlay(zr, 0);
 		zr->overlay_mask = NULL;
 	} else {
-		if (!zr->vbuf_base || !fh->overlay_settings.is_set) {
+		if (!zr->vbuf_base || !zr->overlay_settings.is_set) {
 			pci_err(zr->pci_dev, "%s - buffer or window not set\n", __func__);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-		if (!fh->overlay_settings.format) {
+		if (!zr->overlay_settings.format) {
 			pci_err(zr->pci_dev, "%s - no overlay format set\n", __func__);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		zr->overlay_active = fh->overlay_active = ZORAN_LOCKED;
 		zr->v4l_overlay_active = 1;
 		zr->overlay_mask = fh->overlay_mask;
-		zr->overlay_settings = fh->overlay_settings;
 		if (!zr->v4l_memgrab_active)
 			zr36057_overlay(zr, 1);
 		/*
@@ -1430,11 +1424,11 @@ static int zoran_g_fmt_vid_overlay(struct file *file, void *__fh,
 	struct zoran_fh *fh = __fh;
 	struct zoran *zr = fh->zr;
 
-	fmt->fmt.win.w.left = fh->overlay_settings.x;
-	fmt->fmt.win.w.top = fh->overlay_settings.y;
-	fmt->fmt.win.w.width = fh->overlay_settings.width;
-	fmt->fmt.win.w.height = fh->overlay_settings.height;
-	if (fh->overlay_settings.width * 2 > BUZ_MAX_HEIGHT)
+	fmt->fmt.win.w.left = zr->overlay_settings.x;
+	fmt->fmt.win.w.top = zr->overlay_settings.y;
+	fmt->fmt.win.w.width = zr->overlay_settings.width;
+	fmt->fmt.win.w.height = zr->overlay_settings.height;
+	if (zr->overlay_settings.width * 2 > BUZ_MAX_HEIGHT)
 		fmt->fmt.win.field = V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED;
 	else
 		fmt->fmt.win.field = V4L2_FIELD_TOP;
@@ -1703,7 +1697,7 @@ static int zoran_g_fbuf(struct file *file, void *__fh,
 	fb->fmt.width = zr->vbuf_width;
 	fb->fmt.height = zr->vbuf_height;
 	if (zr->overlay_settings.format)
-		fb->fmt.pixelformat = fh->overlay_settings.format->fourcc;
+		fb->fmt.pixelformat = zr->overlay_settings.format->fourcc;
 	fb->fmt.bytesperline = zr->vbuf_bytesperline;
 	fb->fmt.colorspace = V4L2_COLORSPACE_SRGB;
 	fb->fmt.field = V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED;
