diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/tuner_it913x.c b/drivers/media/tuners/tuner_it913x.c
index 6f30d7e535b8..3d83c425bccf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/tuner_it913x.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/tuner_it913x.c
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ struct dvb_frontend *it913x_attach(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 		struct i2c_adapter *i2c_adap, u8 i2c_addr, u8 config)
 {
 	struct it913x_state *state = NULL;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* allocate memory for the internal state */
 	state = kzalloc(sizeof(struct it913x_state), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -425,6 +426,11 @@ struct dvb_frontend *it913x_attach(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 	state->tuner_type = config;
 	state->firmware_ver = 1;
 
+	/* tuner RF initial */
+	ret = it913x_wr_reg(state, PRO_DMOD, 0xec4c, 0x68);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto error;
+
 	fe->tuner_priv = state;
 	memcpy(&fe->ops.tuner_ops, &it913x_tuner_ops,
 			sizeof(struct dvb_tuner_ops));