diff --git a/drivers/media/video/msp3400-kthreads.c b/drivers/media/video/msp3400-kthreads.c
index f2fd9195b3ac6491468deec543c9c68fdf0af379..ed02ff81138865c27b7b28a80a455af34aae313d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/msp3400-kthreads.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/msp3400-kthreads.c
@@ -961,10 +961,10 @@ int msp34xxg_thread(void *data)
 		/* setup the chip*/
 		msp34xxg_reset(client);
 		state->std = state->radio ? 0x40 : msp_standard;
-		if (state->std != 1)
-			goto unmute;
 		/* start autodetect */
 		msp_write_dem(client, 0x20, state->std);
+		if (state->std != 1)
+			goto unmute;
 
 		/* watch autodetect */
 		v4l_dbg(1, msp_debug, client, "started autodetect, waiting for result\n");