diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv090x.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv090x.c
index 1573466a5c74..e57581d14ccb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv090x.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv090x.c
@@ -1246,6 +1246,10 @@ static int stv090x_delivery_search(struct stv090x_state *state)
 	default:
 		/* enable DVB-S2 and DVB-S2 in Auto MODE */
 		reg = STV090x_READ_DEMOD(state, DMDCFGMD);
+		STV090x_SETFIELD_Px(reg, DVBS1_ENABLE_FIELD, 0);
+		STV090x_SETFIELD_Px(reg, DVBS2_ENABLE_FIELD, 0);
+		if (STV090x_WRITE_DEMOD(state, DMDCFGMD, reg) < 0)
+			goto err;
 		STV090x_SETFIELD_Px(reg, DVBS1_ENABLE_FIELD, 1);
 		STV090x_SETFIELD_Px(reg, DVBS2_ENABLE_FIELD, 1);
 		if (STV090x_WRITE_DEMOD(state, DMDCFGMD, reg) < 0)