diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index b38cebe3ac1c2e8932117b36ec36cca4780a4dcf..7a421e9dba5aeef3e0ee51036dfe327359fbd273 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -585,6 +585,8 @@ static int dvb_frontend_thread(void *data)
 		if (fe->ops.set_voltage)
 			fe->ops.set_voltage(fe, SEC_VOLTAGE_OFF);
 		if (fe->ops.tuner_ops.sleep) {
+			if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
+				fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 1);
 			fe->ops.tuner_ops.sleep(fe);
 			if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
 				fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 0);