diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/au8522.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/au8522.c
index 084a280c2d7f97cbf6835e1f6e5bf73cf363f8d3..978a287b751b693f1840a5b9059f512f2e7ea65a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/au8522.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/au8522.c
@@ -463,10 +463,13 @@ static int au8522_set_frontend(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 			       struct dvb_frontend_parameters *p)
 {
 	struct au8522_state *state = fe->demodulator_priv;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	dprintk("%s(frequency=%d)\n", __func__, p->frequency);
 
-	state->current_frequency = p->frequency;
+	if ((state->current_frequency == p->frequency) &&
+	    (state->current_modulation == p->u.vsb.modulation))
+		return 0;
 
 	au8522_enable_modulation(fe, p->u.vsb.modulation);
 
@@ -476,11 +479,16 @@ static int au8522_set_frontend(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 	if (fe->ops.tuner_ops.set_params) {
 		if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
 			fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 1);
-		fe->ops.tuner_ops.set_params(fe, p);
+		ret = fe->ops.tuner_ops.set_params(fe, p);
 		if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
 			fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 0);
 	}
 
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	state->current_frequency = p->frequency;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -498,6 +506,16 @@ static int au8522_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int au8522_sleep(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+{
+	struct au8522_state *state = fe->demodulator_priv;
+	dprintk("%s()\n", __func__);
+
+	state->current_frequency = 0;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int au8522_read_status(struct dvb_frontend *fe, fe_status_t *status)
 {
 	struct au8522_state *state = fe->demodulator_priv;
@@ -672,6 +690,7 @@ static struct dvb_frontend_ops au8522_ops = {
 	},
 
 	.init                 = au8522_init,
+	.sleep                = au8522_sleep,
 	.i2c_gate_ctrl        = au8522_i2c_gate_ctrl,
 	.set_frontend         = au8522_set_frontend,
 	.get_frontend         = au8522_get_frontend,