diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-common.c b/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-common.c
index ac76dfe5b3fa..35488baf29bd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-common.c
@@ -357,7 +357,8 @@ int si470x_start(struct si470x_device *radio)
 		goto done;
 
 	/* sysconfig 1 */
-	radio->registers[SYSCONFIG1] = SYSCONFIG1_DE;
+	radio->registers[SYSCONFIG1] =
+		(de << 11) & SYSCONFIG1_DE;		/* DE*/
 	retval = si470x_set_register(radio, SYSCONFIG1);
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto done;