diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
index ca65cda3e101..5fbb4e49495c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
@@ -1263,7 +1263,6 @@ static int saa7134_resume(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
 	saa7134_tvaudio_setmute(dev);
 	saa7134_tvaudio_setvolume(dev, dev->ctl_volume);
 	saa7134_tvaudio_init(dev);
-	saa7134_tvaudio_do_scan(dev);
 	saa7134_enable_i2s(dev);
 	saa7134_hw_enable2(dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-tvaudio.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-tvaudio.c
index 57e646bb48b3..ec1df6f6f430 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-tvaudio.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-tvaudio.c
@@ -332,6 +332,13 @@ static int tvaudio_checkcarrier(struct saa7134_dev *dev, struct mainscan *scan)
 {
 	__s32 left,right,value;
 
+	if (!(dev->tvnorm->id & scan->std)) {
+		value = 0;
+		dprintk("skipping %d.%03d MHz [%4s]\n",
+			scan->carr / 1000, scan->carr % 1000, scan->name);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (audio_debug > 1) {
 		int i;
 		dprintk("debug %d:",scan->carr);
@@ -348,30 +355,25 @@ static int tvaudio_checkcarrier(struct saa7134_dev *dev, struct mainscan *scan)
 		}
 		printk("\n");
 	}
-	if (dev->tvnorm->id & scan->std) {
-		tvaudio_setcarrier(dev,scan->carr-90,scan->carr-90);
-		saa_readl(SAA7134_LEVEL_READOUT1 >> 2);
-		if (tvaudio_sleep(dev,SCAN_SAMPLE_DELAY))
-			return -1;
-		left = saa_readl(SAA7134_LEVEL_READOUT1 >> 2);
 
-		tvaudio_setcarrier(dev,scan->carr+90,scan->carr+90);
-		saa_readl(SAA7134_LEVEL_READOUT1 >> 2);
-		if (tvaudio_sleep(dev,SCAN_SAMPLE_DELAY))
-			return -1;
-		right = saa_readl(SAA7134_LEVEL_READOUT1 >> 2);
+	tvaudio_setcarrier(dev,scan->carr-90,scan->carr-90);
+	saa_readl(SAA7134_LEVEL_READOUT1 >> 2);
+	if (tvaudio_sleep(dev,SCAN_SAMPLE_DELAY))
+		return -1;
+	left = saa_readl(SAA7134_LEVEL_READOUT1 >> 2);
 
-		left >>= 16;
-		right >>= 16;
-		value = left > right ? left - right : right - left;
-		dprintk("scanning %d.%03d MHz [%4s] =>  dc is %5d [%d/%d]\n",
-			scan->carr / 1000, scan->carr % 1000,
-			scan->name, value, left, right);
-	} else {
-		value = 0;
-		dprintk("skipping %d.%03d MHz [%4s]\n",
-			scan->carr / 1000, scan->carr % 1000, scan->name);
-	}
+	tvaudio_setcarrier(dev,scan->carr+90,scan->carr+90);
+	saa_readl(SAA7134_LEVEL_READOUT1 >> 2);
+	if (tvaudio_sleep(dev,SCAN_SAMPLE_DELAY))
+		return -1;
+	right = saa_readl(SAA7134_LEVEL_READOUT1 >> 2);
+
+	left >>= 16;
+	right >>= 16;
+	value = left > right ? left - right : right - left;
+	dprintk("scanning %d.%03d MHz [%4s] =>  dc is %5d [%d/%d]\n",
+		scan->carr / 1000, scan->carr % 1000,
+		scan->name, value, left, right);
 	return value;
 }
 
@@ -546,6 +548,7 @@ static int tvaudio_thread(void *data)
 				dev->tvnorm->name, carrier/1000, carrier%1000,
 				max1, max2);
 			dev->last_carrier = carrier;
+			dev->automute = 0;
 
 		} else if (0 != dev->last_carrier) {
 			/* no carrier -- try last detected one as fallback */
@@ -553,6 +556,7 @@ static int tvaudio_thread(void *data)
 			dprintk("audio carrier scan failed, "
 				"using %d.%03d MHz [last detected]\n",
 				carrier/1000, carrier%1000);
+			dev->automute = 1;
 
 		} else {
 			/* no carrier + no fallback -- use default */
@@ -560,9 +564,9 @@ static int tvaudio_thread(void *data)
 			dprintk("audio carrier scan failed, "
 				"using %d.%03d MHz [default]\n",
 				carrier/1000, carrier%1000);
+			dev->automute = 1;
 		}
 		tvaudio_setcarrier(dev,carrier,carrier);
-		dev->automute = 0;
 		saa_andorb(SAA7134_STEREO_DAC_OUTPUT_SELECT, 0x30, 0x00);
 		saa7134_tvaudio_setmute(dev);
 		/* find the exact tv audio norm */
@@ -1020,6 +1024,7 @@ int saa7134_tvaudio_init2(struct saa7134_dev *dev)
 	}
 
 	dev->thread.thread = NULL;
+	dev->thread.scan1 = dev->thread.scan2 = 0;
 	if (my_thread) {
 		saa7134_tvaudio_init(dev);
 		/* start tvaudio thread */
@@ -1029,13 +1034,19 @@ int saa7134_tvaudio_init2(struct saa7134_dev *dev)
 			       dev->name);
 			/* XXX: missing error handling here */
 		}
-		saa7134_tvaudio_do_scan(dev);
 	}
 
 	saa7134_enable_i2s(dev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int saa7134_tvaudio_close(struct saa7134_dev *dev)
+{
+	dev->automute = 1;
+	/* anything else to undo? */
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int saa7134_tvaudio_fini(struct saa7134_dev *dev)
 {
 	/* shutdown tvaudio thread */
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-video.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-video.c
index 9cf7914f6f90..417034eb6ad2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-video.c
@@ -1462,6 +1462,8 @@ static int video_release(struct file *file)
 	struct saa6588_command cmd;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	saa7134_tvaudio_close(dev);
+
 	/* turn off overlay */
 	if (res_check(fh, RESOURCE_OVERLAY)) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->slock,flags);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134.h b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134.h
index 4ad9de4410d4..42fba4f93c72 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134.h
@@ -818,6 +818,7 @@ void saa7134_tvaudio_init(struct saa7134_dev *dev);
 int saa7134_tvaudio_init2(struct saa7134_dev *dev);
 int saa7134_tvaudio_fini(struct saa7134_dev *dev);
 int saa7134_tvaudio_do_scan(struct saa7134_dev *dev);
+int saa7134_tvaudio_close(struct saa7134_dev *dev);
 
 int saa_dsp_writel(struct saa7134_dev *dev, int reg, u32 value);