diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c b/drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c
index 33f3575101948238f5eaf6193a1f82966d820620..05bd91a60c09fe91d535aad8323cf0a49b48fe16 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ static int smsusb1_load_firmware(struct usb_device *udev, int id, int board_id)
 	int rc, dummy;
 	char *fw_filename;
 
+	if (id < 0)
+		id = sms_get_board(board_id)->default_mode;
+
 	if (id < DEVICE_MODE_DVBT || id > DEVICE_MODE_DVBT_BDA) {
 		sms_err("invalid firmware id specified %d", id);
 		return -EINVAL;