diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2841er.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2841er.c
index 08f67d60a7d9f644b7d59fd847036ae4a8224f13..12bff778c97f67c23f1c451ff050707686266824 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2841er.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2841er.c
@@ -3279,7 +3279,10 @@ static int cxd2841er_get_frontend(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 	else if (priv->state == STATE_ACTIVE_TC)
 		cxd2841er_read_status_tc(fe, &status);
 
-	cxd2841er_read_signal_strength(fe);
+	if (priv->state == STATE_ACTIVE_TC || priv->state == STATE_ACTIVE_S)
+		cxd2841er_read_signal_strength(fe);
+	else
+		p->strength.stat[0].scale = FE_SCALE_NOT_AVAILABLE;
 
 	if (status & FE_HAS_LOCK) {
 		cxd2841er_read_snr(fe);