diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/dst.c b/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/dst.c
index 29e8f1546ab6d3dbafc2cd7ede40485fb771deea..fec1d77fa8555a4ca0c2262443a7bef6f2769a2b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/dst.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/dst.c
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ static int dst_tune_frontend(struct dvb_frontend* fe,
 
 static int dst_get_tuning_algo(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
-	return dst_algo;
+	return dst_algo ? DVBFE_ALGO_HW : DVBFE_ALGO_SW;
 }
 
 static int dst_get_frontend(struct dvb_frontend *fe, struct dvb_frontend_parameters *p)