diff --git a/drivers/media/video/au0828/au0828-video.c b/drivers/media/video/au0828/au0828-video.c
index b1f8d1856eec..f3e6e3f4dfd4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/au0828/au0828-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/au0828/au0828-video.c
@@ -1330,6 +1330,7 @@ static int vidioc_s_std(struct file *file, void *priv, v4l2_std_id * norm)
 	   buffer, which is currently hardcoded at 720x480 */
 
 	v4l2_device_call_all(&dev->v4l2_dev, 0, core, s_std, *norm);
+	dev->std_set_in_tuner_core = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1540,6 +1541,15 @@ static int vidioc_s_frequency(struct file *file, void *priv,
 
 	dev->ctrl_freq = freq->frequency;
 
+	if (dev->std_set_in_tuner_core == 0) {
+	  /* If we've never sent the standard in tuner core, do so now.  We
+	     don't do this at device probe because we don't want to incur
+	     the cost of a firmware load */
+	  v4l2_device_call_all(&dev->v4l2_dev, 0, core, s_std,
+			       dev->vdev->tvnorms);
+	  dev->std_set_in_tuner_core = 1;
+	}
+
 	v4l2_device_call_all(&dev->v4l2_dev, 0, tuner, s_frequency, freq);
 
 	au0828_analog_stream_reset(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/au0828/au0828.h b/drivers/media/video/au0828/au0828.h
index 61cd63e2bc63..66a56ef7bbe4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/au0828/au0828.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/au0828/au0828.h
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ struct au0828_dev {
 	unsigned int frame_count;
 	int ctrl_freq;
 	int input_type;
+	int std_set_in_tuner_core;
 	unsigned int ctrl_input;
 	enum au0828_dev_state dev_state;
 	enum au0828_stream_state stream_state;