diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda8261.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda8261.c
index a6cd2b362b6e..9cbd511d749e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda8261.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda8261.c
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ static int tda8261_get_status(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u32 *status)
 	u8 result = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	*status = 0;
+
 	if ((err = tda8261_read(state, &result)) < 0) {
 		printk("%s: I/O Error\n", __func__);
 		return err;
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ static struct dvb_tuner_ops tda8261_ops = {
 
 	.set_state	= tda8261_set_state,
 	.get_state	= tda8261_get_state,
+	.get_status	= tda8261_get_status,
 	.release	= tda8261_release
 };