diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/au8522_decoder.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/au8522_decoder.c
index b537891a4cc9..2b248c12f404 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/au8522_decoder.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/au8522_decoder.c
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static int au8522_g_tuner(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct v4l2_tuner *vt)
 	/* Interrogate the decoder to see if we are getting a real signal */
 	lock_status = au8522_readreg(state, 0x00);
 	if (lock_status == 0xa2)
-		vt->signal = 0x01;
+		vt->signal = 0xffff;
 	else
 		vt->signal = 0x00;