diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/mt352.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/mt352.c
index ed3bede029eb..8601a3f43074 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/mt352.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/mt352.c
@@ -287,30 +287,22 @@ static int mt352_set_parameters(struct dvb_frontend* fe,
 	mt352_calc_nominal_rate(state, op->bandwidth, buf+4);
 	mt352_calc_input_freq(state, buf+6);
 
-	// if there is no secondary tuner, call set_params to set up a potential
-	// tuner attached elsewhere
 	if (state->config.no_tuner) {
 		if (fe->ops->tuner_ops.set_params) {
 			fe->ops->tuner_ops.set_params(fe, param);
-			if (fe->ops->i2c_gate_ctrl) fe->ops->i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 0);
+			if (fe->ops->i2c_gate_ctrl)
+				fe->ops->i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 0);
 		}
 
-		/* start decoding only */
+		mt352_write(fe, buf, 8);
 		mt352_write(fe, fsm_go, 2);
-	}
-
-	// retrieve the pllbuf - we do this even if there is no
-	// secondary tuner simply so we have a record of what was sent for
-	// debugging.
-	if (fe->ops->tuner_ops.calc_regs) {
-		fe->ops->tuner_ops.calc_regs(fe, param, buf+8, 5);
-		buf[8] <<= 1;
-		mt352_write(fe, buf, sizeof(buf));
-	}
-
-	// send PLL and start tuning and then decoding
-	if (!state->config.no_tuner) {
-		mt352_write(fe, tuner_go, 2);
+	} else {
+		if (fe->ops->tuner_ops.calc_regs) {
+			fe->ops->tuner_ops.calc_regs(fe, param, buf+8, 5);
+			buf[8] <<= 1;
+			mt352_write(fe, buf, sizeof(buf));
+			mt352_write(fe, tuner_go, 2);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-dvb.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-dvb.c
index f2b155a2299d..716b829c460f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-dvb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-dvb.c
@@ -132,9 +132,8 @@ static int mt352_aver777_init(struct dvb_frontend* fe)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mt352_pinnacle_tuner_calc_regs(struct dvb_frontend* fe,
-				       struct dvb_frontend_parameters* params,
-				       u8* pllbuf, int buf_len)
+static int mt352_pinnacle_tuner_set_params(struct dvb_frontend* fe,
+					   struct dvb_frontend_parameters* params)
 {
 	u8 off[] = { 0x00, 0xf1};
 	u8 on[]  = { 0x00, 0x71};
@@ -143,9 +142,6 @@ static int mt352_pinnacle_tuner_calc_regs(struct dvb_frontend* fe,
 	struct saa7134_dev *dev = fe->dvb->priv;
 	struct v4l2_frequency f;
 
-	if (buf_len < 5)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/* set frequency (mt2050) */
 	f.tuner     = 0;
 	f.type      = V4L2_TUNER_DIGITAL_TV;
@@ -162,13 +158,7 @@ static int mt352_pinnacle_tuner_calc_regs(struct dvb_frontend* fe,
 	pinnacle_antenna_pwr(dev, antenna_pwr);
 
 	/* mt352 setup */
-	mt352_pinnacle_init(fe);
-	pllbuf[0] = 0x61;
-	pllbuf[1] = 0x00;
-	pllbuf[2] = 0x00;
-	pllbuf[3] = 0x80;
-	pllbuf[4] = 0x00;
-	return 5;
+	return mt352_pinnacle_init(fe);
 }
 
 static int mt352_aver777_tuner_calc_regs(struct dvb_frontend *fe, struct dvb_frontend_parameters *params, u8* pllbuf, int buf_len)
@@ -1025,7 +1015,7 @@ static int dvb_init(struct saa7134_dev *dev)
 		dev->dvb.frontend = mt352_attach(&pinnacle_300i,
 						 &dev->i2c_adap);
 		if (dev->dvb.frontend) {
-			dev->dvb.frontend->ops->tuner_ops.calc_regs = mt352_pinnacle_tuner_calc_regs;
+			dev->dvb.frontend->ops->tuner_ops.set_params = mt352_pinnacle_tuner_set_params;
 		}
 		break;