diff --git a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-common.c b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-common.c
index e1f678281a58..195b30e3872d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-common.c
@@ -193,20 +193,46 @@ int tda18271_write_regs(struct dvb_frontend *fe, int idx, int len)
 	unsigned char *regs = priv->tda18271_regs;
 	unsigned char buf[TDA18271_NUM_REGS + 1];
 	struct i2c_msg msg = { .addr = priv->i2c_props.addr, .flags = 0,
-			       .buf = buf, .len = len + 1 };
-	int i, ret;
+			       .buf = buf };
+	int i, ret = 1, max;
 
 	BUG_ON((len == 0) || (idx + len > sizeof(buf)));
 
-	buf[0] = idx;
-	for (i = 1; i <= len; i++)
-		buf[i] = regs[idx - 1 + i];
+
+	switch (priv->small_i2c) {
+	case TDA18271_03_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT:
+		max = 3;
+		break;
+	case TDA18271_08_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT:
+		max = 8;
+		break;
+	case TDA18271_16_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT:
+		max = 16;
+		break;
+	case TDA18271_39_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT:
+	default:
+		max = 39;
+	}
 
 	tda18271_i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 1);
+	while (len) {
+		if (max > len)
+			max = len;
 
-	/* write registers */
-	ret = i2c_transfer(priv->i2c_props.adap, &msg, 1);
+		buf[0] = idx;
+		for (i = 1; i <= max; i++)
+			buf[i] = regs[idx - 1 + i];
 
+		msg.len = max + 1;
+
+		/* write registers */
+		ret = i2c_transfer(priv->i2c_props.adap, &msg, 1);
+		if (ret != 1)
+			break;
+
+		idx += max;
+		len -= max;
+	}
 	tda18271_i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 0);
 
 	if (ret != 1)
@@ -326,24 +352,7 @@ int tda18271_init_regs(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	regs[R_EB22] = 0x48;
 	regs[R_EB23] = 0xb0;
 
-	switch (priv->small_i2c) {
-	case TDA18271_08_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT:
-		tda18271_write_regs(fe, 0x00, 0x08);
-		tda18271_write_regs(fe, 0x08, 0x08);
-		tda18271_write_regs(fe, 0x10, 0x08);
-		tda18271_write_regs(fe, 0x18, 0x08);
-		tda18271_write_regs(fe, 0x20, 0x07);
-		break;
-	case TDA18271_16_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT:
-		tda18271_write_regs(fe, 0x00, 0x10);
-		tda18271_write_regs(fe, 0x10, 0x10);
-		tda18271_write_regs(fe, 0x20, 0x07);
-		break;
-	case TDA18271_39_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT:
-	default:
-		tda18271_write_regs(fe, 0x00, TDA18271_NUM_REGS);
-		break;
-	}
+	tda18271_write_regs(fe, 0x00, TDA18271_NUM_REGS);
 
 	/* setup agc1 gain */
 	regs[R_EB17] = 0x00;
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271.h b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271.h
index d7fcc36dc6e6..3abb221f3d07 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271.h
+++ b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271.h
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ enum tda18271_output_options {
 
 enum tda18271_small_i2c {
 	TDA18271_39_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT = 0,
-	TDA18271_16_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT = 1,
-	TDA18271_08_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT = 2,
+	TDA18271_16_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT = 16,
+	TDA18271_08_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT = 8,
+	TDA18271_03_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT = 3,
 };
 
 struct tda18271_config {
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c b/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
index d14f66f0cb31..1cec1224913f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static void set_type(struct i2c_client *c, unsigned int type,
 	{
 		struct tda18271_config cfg = {
 			.config = t->config,
-			.small_i2c = TDA18271_08_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT,
+			.small_i2c = TDA18271_03_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT,
 		};
 
 		if (!dvb_attach(tda18271_attach, &t->fe, t->i2c->addr,