diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index e3fff8f64d37..18cc3bbc699c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ static int dvb_frontend_thread(void *data)
 	struct dvb_frontend *fe = data;
 	struct dtv_frontend_properties *c = &fe->dtv_property_cache;
 	struct dvb_frontend_private *fepriv = fe->frontend_priv;
-	enum fe_status s;
+	enum fe_status s = FE_NONE;
 	enum dvbfe_algo algo;
 	bool re_tune = false;
 	bool semheld = false;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/dvb/frontend.h b/include/uapi/linux/dvb/frontend.h
index 00a20cd21ee2..afc3972b0879 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/dvb/frontend.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/dvb/frontend.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ enum fe_sec_mini_cmd {
  *			to reset DiSEqC, tone and parameters
  */
 enum fe_status {
+	FE_NONE			= 0x00,
 	FE_HAS_SIGNAL		= 0x01,
 	FE_HAS_CARRIER		= 0x02,
 	FE_HAS_VITERBI		= 0x04,