diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
index 5590eb6eb408..67bbfa728016 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ struct dvb_tuner_ops {
 
 	int (*get_frequency)(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u32 *frequency);
 	int (*get_bandwidth)(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u32 *bandwidth);
+	int (*get_if_frequency)(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u32 *frequency);
 
 #define TUNER_STATUS_LOCKED 1
 #define TUNER_STATUS_STEREO 2
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/drxk_hard.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/drxk_hard.c
index 41b083820dae..f6431ef827dc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/drxk_hard.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/drxk_hard.c
@@ -6211,6 +6211,14 @@ static int drxk_set_parameters(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 	u32 IF;
 
 	dprintk(1, "\n");
+
+	if (!fe->ops.tuner_ops.get_if_frequency) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR
+		       "drxk: Error: get_if_frequency() not defined at tuner. Can't work without it!\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+
 	if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
 		fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 1);
 	if (fe->ops.tuner_ops.set_params)
@@ -6218,7 +6226,7 @@ static int drxk_set_parameters(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 	if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
 		fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 0);
 	state->param = *p;
-	fe->ops.tuner_ops.get_frequency(fe, &IF);
+	fe->ops.tuner_ops.get_if_frequency(fe, &IF);
 	Start(state, 0, IF);
 
 	/* printk(KERN_DEBUG "drxk: %s IF=%d done\n", __func__, IF); */
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda18271c2dd.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda18271c2dd.c
index 0384e8da4f5e..1b1bf200c55c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda18271c2dd.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda18271c2dd.c
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ static int GetSignalStrength(s32 *pSignalStrength, u32 RFAgc, u32 IFAgc)
 }
 #endif
 
-static int get_frequency(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u32 *frequency)
+static int get_if_frequency(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u32 *frequency)
 {
 	struct tda_state *state = fe->tuner_priv;
 
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ static struct dvb_tuner_ops tuner_ops = {
 	.sleep             = sleep,
 	.set_params        = set_params,
 	.release           = release,
-	.get_frequency     = get_frequency,
+	.get_if_frequency  = get_if_frequency,
 	.get_bandwidth     = get_bandwidth,
 };