diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-driver.c b/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-driver.c
index 7e7658a7ed40..f9a6f671277f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-driver.c
@@ -672,12 +672,12 @@ int check_alloc_btres_lock(struct bttv *btv, struct bttv_fh *fh, int bit)
 		   Claim scan lines crop[].rect.top to bottom. */
 		btv->crop_start = top;
 	} else if (bit & VBI_RESOURCES) {
-		__s32 end = fh->vbi_fmt.end;
+		__s32 end = btv->vbi_fmt.end;
 
 		if (end > btv->crop_start)
 			goto fail;
 
-		/* Claim scan lines above fh->vbi_fmt.end. */
+		/* Claim scan lines above btv->vbi_fmt.end. */
 		btv->vbi_end = end;
 	}
 
@@ -3637,6 +3637,8 @@ static int bttv_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 	btv->width = 320;
 	btv->height = 240;
 	btv->input = 0;
+	btv->tvnorm = 0; /* Index into bttv_tvnorms[] i.e. PAL. */
+	bttv_vbi_fmt_reset(&btv->vbi_fmt, btv->tvnorm);
 
 	v4l2_ctrl_new_std(hdl, &bttv_ctrl_ops,
 			V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS, 0, 0xff00, 0x100, 32768);
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-vbi.c b/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-vbi.c
index 0b05309d1fb7..4e7fd9a78ace 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-vbi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-vbi.c
@@ -350,6 +350,9 @@ int bttv_s_fmt_vbi_cap(struct file *file, void *f, struct v4l2_format *frt)
 	fh->vbi_fmt.fmt    = frt->fmt.vbi;
 	fh->vbi_fmt.tvnorm = tvnorm;
 	fh->vbi_fmt.end    = end;
+	btv->vbi_fmt.fmt = frt->fmt.vbi;
+	btv->vbi_fmt.tvnorm = tvnorm;
+	btv->vbi_fmt.end = end;
 
 	mutex_unlock(&fh->vbi.vb_lock);
 
@@ -364,15 +367,14 @@ int bttv_s_fmt_vbi_cap(struct file *file, void *f, struct v4l2_format *frt)
 
 int bttv_g_fmt_vbi_cap(struct file *file, void *f, struct v4l2_format *frt)
 {
-	struct bttv_fh *fh = f;
 	const struct bttv_tvnorm *tvnorm;
 	struct bttv *btv = video_drvdata(file);
 
-	frt->fmt.vbi = fh->vbi_fmt.fmt;
+	frt->fmt.vbi = btv->vbi_fmt.fmt;
 
 	tvnorm = &bttv_tvnorms[btv->tvnorm];
 
-	if (tvnorm != fh->vbi_fmt.tvnorm) {
+	if (tvnorm != btv->vbi_fmt.tvnorm) {
 		__s32 max_end;
 		unsigned int i;
 
@@ -388,9 +390,8 @@ int bttv_g_fmt_vbi_cap(struct file *file, void *f, struct v4l2_format *frt)
 		for (i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
 			__s32 new_start;
 
-			new_start = frt->fmt.vbi.start[i]
-				+ tvnorm->vbistart[i]
-				- fh->vbi_fmt.tvnorm->vbistart[i];
+			new_start = frt->fmt.vbi.start[i] + tvnorm->vbistart[i]
+				- btv->vbi_fmt.tvnorm->vbistart[i];
 
 			frt->fmt.vbi.start[i] = min(new_start, max_end - 1);
 			frt->fmt.vbi.count[i] =
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttvp.h b/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttvp.h
index 7f02dd5866d7..a36817dfaaec 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttvp.h
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttvp.h
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ struct bttv {
 	const struct bttv_format *fmt;
 	int width;
 	int height;
+	struct bttv_vbi_fmt vbi_fmt;
 
 	/* used to make dvb-bt8xx autoloadable */
 	struct work_struct request_module_wk;