diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-cards.c b/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-cards.c
index 73cc7a67a8bc..6df21b29ea17 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-cards.c
@@ -3681,7 +3681,14 @@ struct cx88_core *cx88_core_create(struct pci_dev *pci, int nr)
 	core->nr = nr;
 	sprintf(core->name, "cx88[%d]", core->nr);
 
-	core->tvnorm = V4L2_STD_NTSC_M;
+	/*
+	 * Note: Setting initial standard here would cause first call to
+	 * cx88_set_tvnorm() to return without programming any registers.  Leave
+	 * it blank for at this point and it will get set later in
+	 * cx8800_initdev()
+	 */
+	core->tvnorm  = 0;
+
 	core->width   = 320;
 	core->height  = 240;
 	core->field   = V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED;
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-video.c b/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-video.c
index 36b4fb908e31..7d25ecd4404b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-video.c
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ static int cx8800_initdev(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 
 	/* initial device configuration */
 	mutex_lock(&core->lock);
-	cx88_set_tvnorm(core, core->tvnorm);
+	cx88_set_tvnorm(core, V4L2_STD_NTSC_M);
 	v4l2_ctrl_handler_setup(&core->video_hdl);
 	v4l2_ctrl_handler_setup(&core->audio_hdl);
 	cx88_video_mux(core, 0);