diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/mr97310a.c b/drivers/media/video/gspca/mr97310a.c
index a9178d9d6745460e5dd35c61c08442b51f6f33df..d842e818442661b92df0b17db12a86c7c1ff70e6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/mr97310a.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/mr97310a.c
@@ -697,6 +697,12 @@ static int start_cif_cam(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev)
 			{0x13, 0x00, {0x01}, 1},
 			{0, 0, {0}, 0}
 		};
+		/* Without this command the cam won't work with USB-UHCI */
+		gspca_dev->usb_buf[0] = 0x0a;
+		gspca_dev->usb_buf[1] = 0x00;
+		err_code = mr_write(gspca_dev, 2);
+		if (err_code < 0)
+			return err_code;
 		err_code = sensor_write_regs(gspca_dev, cif_sensor1_init_data,
 					 ARRAY_SIZE(cif_sensor1_init_data));
 	}