diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/digitv.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/digitv.c
index 4a198d4755b0..b5acb11c0bc9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/digitv.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/digitv.c
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ static int digitv_nxt6000_tuner_set_params(struct dvb_frontend *fe, struct dvb_f
 	struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap = fe->dvb->priv;
 	u8 b[5];
 	dvb_usb_tuner_calc_regs(fe,fep,b, 5);
+	if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
+		fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 1);
 	return digitv_ctrl_msg(adap->dev, USB_WRITE_TUNER, 0, &b[1], 4, NULL, 0);
 }