diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index 2c3ea8f95dcd..4f8f257e6795 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ struct dvb_frontend_private {
 	fe_status_t status;
 	unsigned long tune_mode_flags;
 	unsigned int delay;
+	unsigned int reinitialise;
 
 	/* swzigzag values */
 	unsigned int state;
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ struct dvb_frontend_private {
 	unsigned int check_wrapped;
 };
 
+static void dvb_frontend_wakeup(struct dvb_frontend *fe);
 
 static void dvb_frontend_add_event(struct dvb_frontend *fe, fe_status_t status)
 {
@@ -213,6 +215,15 @@ static void dvb_frontend_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 		fe->ops->init(fe);
 }
 
+void dvb_frontend_reinitialise(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+{
+	struct dvb_frontend_private *fepriv = fe->frontend_priv;
+
+	fepriv->reinitialise = 1;
+	dvb_frontend_wakeup(fe);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_frontend_reinitialise);
+
 static void dvb_frontend_swzigzag_update_delay(struct dvb_frontend_private *fepriv, int locked)
 {
 	int q2;
@@ -505,8 +516,8 @@ static int dvb_frontend_thread(void *data)
 	fepriv->quality = 0;
 	fepriv->delay = 3*HZ;
 	fepriv->status = 0;
-	dvb_frontend_init(fe);
 	fepriv->wakeup = 0;
+	fepriv->reinitialise = 1;
 
 	while (1) {
 		up(&fepriv->sem);	    /* is locked when we enter the thread... */
@@ -524,6 +535,11 @@ static int dvb_frontend_thread(void *data)
 		if (down_interruptible(&fepriv->sem))
 			break;
 
+		if (fepriv->reinitialise) {
+			dvb_frontend_init(fe);
+			fepriv->reinitialise = 0;
+		}
+
 		/* do an iteration of the tuning loop */
 		if (fe->ops->tune) {
 			/* have we been asked to retune? */
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
index d5aee5ad67a0..5926a3b745c9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ extern int dvb_register_frontend(struct dvb_adapter* dvb,
 
 extern int dvb_unregister_frontend(struct dvb_frontend* fe);
 
+extern void dvb_frontend_reinitialise(struct dvb_frontend *fe);
+
 extern void dvb_frontend_sleep_until(struct timeval *waketime, u32 add_usec);
 extern s32 timeval_usec_diff(struct timeval lasttime, struct timeval curtime);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda1004x.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda1004x.c
index 8e8df7b4ca0e..b83dafa4e12c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda1004x.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda1004x.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ struct tda1004x_state {
 	struct dvb_frontend frontend;
 
 	/* private demod data */
-	u8 initialised;
 	enum tda1004x_demod demod_type;
 };
 
@@ -594,9 +593,6 @@ static int tda10045_init(struct dvb_frontend* fe)
 
 	dprintk("%s\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
-	if (state->initialised)
-		return 0;
-
 	if (tda10045_fwupload(fe)) {
 		printk("tda1004x: firmware upload failed\n");
 		return -EIO;
@@ -626,7 +622,6 @@ static int tda10045_init(struct dvb_frontend* fe)
 
 	tda1004x_write_mask(state, 0x1f, 0x01, state->config->invert_oclk);
 
-	state->initialised = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -635,9 +630,6 @@ static int tda10046_init(struct dvb_frontend* fe)
 	struct tda1004x_state* state = fe->demodulator_priv;
 	dprintk("%s\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
-	if (state->initialised)
-		return 0;
-
 	if (tda10046_fwupload(fe)) {
 		printk("tda1004x: firmware upload failed\n");
 			return -EIO;
@@ -697,7 +689,6 @@ static int tda10046_init(struct dvb_frontend* fe)
 	// tda1004x_write_mask(state, 0x50, 0x80, 0x80);         // handle out of guard echoes
 	tda1004x_write_mask(state, 0x3a, 0x80, state->config->invert_oclk << 7);
 
-	state->initialised = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1207,7 +1198,6 @@ static int tda1004x_sleep(struct dvb_frontend* fe)
 		tda1004x_write_mask(state, TDA1004X_CONFC4, 1, 1);
 		break;
 	}
-	state->initialised = 0;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1271,7 +1261,6 @@ struct dvb_frontend* tda10045_attach(const struct tda1004x_config* config,
 	state->config = config;
 	state->i2c = i2c;
 	memcpy(&state->ops, &tda10045_ops, sizeof(struct dvb_frontend_ops));
-	state->initialised = 0;
 	state->demod_type = TDA1004X_DEMOD_TDA10045;
 
 	/* check if the demod is there */
@@ -1330,7 +1319,6 @@ struct dvb_frontend* tda10046_attach(const struct tda1004x_config* config,
 	state->config = config;
 	state->i2c = i2c;
 	memcpy(&state->ops, &tda10046_ops, sizeof(struct dvb_frontend_ops));
-	state->initialised = 0;
 	state->demod_type = TDA1004X_DEMOD_TDA10046;
 
 	/* check if the demod is there */
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget-av.c b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget-av.c
index 9dd4745f5312..8efe3ce5f66c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget-av.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget-av.c
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ struct budget_av {
 	struct dvb_ca_en50221 ca;
 };
 
-/* GPIO CI Connections:
- * 0 - Vcc/Reset (Reset is controlled by capacitor)
- * 1 - Attribute Memory
- * 2 - Card Enable (Active Low)
- * 3 - Card Detect
+/* GPIO Connections:
+ * 0 - Vcc/Reset (Reset is controlled by capacitor). Resets the frontend *AS WELL*!
+ * 1 - CI memory select 0=>IO memory, 1=>Attribute Memory
+ * 2 - CI Card Enable (Active Low)
+ * 3 - CI Card Detect
  */
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ static int ciintf_slot_reset(struct dvb_ca_en50221 *ca, int slot)
 	while (--timeout > 0 && ciintf_read_attribute_mem(ca, slot, 0) != 0x1d)
 		msleep(100);
 
+	/* reinitialise the frontend */
+	dvb_frontend_reinitialise(budget_av->budget.dvb_frontend);
+
 	if (timeout <= 0)
 	{
 		printk(KERN_ERR "budget-av: cam reset failed (timeout).\n");