diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/rtl28xxu.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/rtl28xxu.c
index eb7af8cb8acac0eadf3a787e56103d8642664e7a..6643762a9ff7f2474898cdf2106b1a116b6c9637 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/rtl28xxu.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/rtl28xxu.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ static int rtl28xxu_identify_state(struct dvb_usb_device *d, const char **name)
 	dev_dbg(&d->intf->dev, "chip_id=%u\n", dev->chip_id);
 
 	/* Retry failed I2C messages */
-	d->i2c_adap.retries = 1;
+	d->i2c_adap.retries = 3;
 	d->i2c_adap.timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(10);
 
 	return WARM;