diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dibx000_common.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dibx000_common.c
index a4991026254dc0223c71f06f475634338c8e2e2d..2311c0a3406c953e4199c627a135be7fdc97843c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dibx000_common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dibx000_common.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ static int i2c_adapter_init(struct i2c_adapter *i2c_adap,
 			    struct dibx000_i2c_master *mst)
 {
 	strncpy(i2c_adap->name, name, sizeof(i2c_adap->name));
+	i2c_adap->algo = algo;
 	i2c_adap->algo_data = NULL;
 	i2c_set_adapdata(i2c_adap, mst);
 	if (i2c_add_adapter(i2c_adap) < 0)