diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_common.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_common.c
index cf4ac240a01f8c1f1d801309f902001684040205..6722838c37076f6499cf126f4b5c6772698ea2d7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_common.c
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ int au8522_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	   chip, so that when it gets powered back up it won't think
 	   that it is already tuned */
 	state->current_frequency = 0;
+	state->current_modulation = VSB_8;
 
 	au8522_writereg(state, 0xa4, 1 << 5);