diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/af9035.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/af9035.c
index d2c84ee290a8fc936416283b13021bdb4ba4128c..d97f45e39f4f38a10dc7e6574fa8cdeb09a1d7a8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/af9035.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/af9035.c
@@ -615,7 +615,6 @@ static int af9035_read_mac_address(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u8 mac[6])
 			state->af9033_config[i].spec_inv = 1;
 			break;
 		default:
-			state->hw_not_supported = true;
 			warn("tuner ID=%02x not supported, please report!",
 				tmp);
 		};
@@ -809,7 +808,8 @@ static int af9035_frontend_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
 	struct state *state = adap->dev->priv;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (state->hw_not_supported) {
+	if (!state->af9033_config[adap->id].tuner) {
+		/* unsupported tuner */
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto err;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/af9035.h b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/af9035.h
index 262cc3f4b0089db2edd54780856df3eaebe7520e..481a1a43dd2a65909ad9846f4b9332aa95f98bb4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/af9035.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/af9035.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ struct usb_req {
 
 struct state {
 	bool dual_mode;
-	bool hw_not_supported;
 
 	struct af9033_config af9033_config[2];
 };