diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cx24120.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cx24120.c
index 6ccbd86c9490..066ee387bf25 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cx24120.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cx24120.c
@@ -1507,11 +1507,13 @@ static int cx24120_get_frontend(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 {
 	struct cx24120_state *state = fe->demodulator_priv;
 	u8 freq1, freq2, freq3;
+	int status;
 
 	dev_dbg(&state->i2c->dev, "\n");
 
 	/* don't return empty data if we're not tuned in */
-	if ((state->fe_status & FE_HAS_LOCK) == 0)
+	status = cx24120_readreg(state, CX24120_REG_STATUS);
+	if (!(status & CX24120_HAS_LOCK))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Get frequency */