diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index fbbe545a74cb5357c3c1cdf445511c80f32dd724..4555baa383b26ec58b987bb65fecbe8303d7c504 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -655,6 +655,8 @@ static int dvb_frontend_thread(void *data)
 					dprintk("%s: Retune requested, FESTATE_RETUNE\n", __func__);
 					re_tune = true;
 					fepriv->state = FESTATE_TUNED;
+				} else {
+					re_tune = false;
 				}
 
 				if (fe->ops.tune)