diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/helene.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/helene.c
index 2ab8d83e5576..fcfe658a4328 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/helene.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/helene.c
@@ -897,7 +897,10 @@ static int helene_x_pon(struct helene_priv *priv)
 	helene_write_regs(priv, 0x99, cdata, sizeof(cdata));
 
 	/* 0x81 - 0x94 */
-	data[0] = 0x18; /* xtal 24 MHz */
+	if (priv->xtal == SONY_HELENE_XTAL_16000)
+		data[0] = 0x10; /* xtal 16 MHz */
+	else
+		data[0] = 0x18; /* xtal 24 MHz */
 	data[1] = (uint8_t)(0x80 | (0x04 & 0x1F)); /* 4 x 25 = 100uA */
 	data[2] = (uint8_t)(0x80 | (0x26 & 0x7F)); /* 38 x 0.25 = 9.5pF */
 	data[3] = 0x80; /* REFOUT signal output 500mVpp */