diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index 1dc7d29a3bb9..59ac35ddd51e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -570,7 +570,8 @@ static int dvb_frontend_thread(void *data)
 					dvb_frontend_add_event(fe, s);
 					fepriv->status = s;
 				}
-			}
+			} else
+				dvb_frontend_swzigzag(fe);
 		} else
 			dvb_frontend_swzigzag(fe);
 	}