diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index 5689d1f1d444..8557bf12cfb4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ static void dvb_frontend_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	if (fe->ops.init)
 		fe->ops.init(fe);
 	if (fe->ops.tuner_ops.init) {
+		if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
+			fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 1);
 		fe->ops.tuner_ops.init(fe);
 		if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
 			fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 0);