diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ddbridge/ddbridge-sx8.c b/drivers/media/pci/ddbridge/ddbridge-sx8.c
index 1a12f2105490..c87cefa10762 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ddbridge/ddbridge-sx8.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ddbridge/ddbridge-sx8.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static int start(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u32 flags, u32 modmask, u32 ts_config)
 	cmd.dvbs2_search.frequency = p->frequency * 1000;
 	cmd.dvbs2_search.symbol_rate = p->symbol_rate;
 	cmd.dvbs2_search.scrambling_sequence_index =
-		p->scrambling_sequence_index;
+		p->scrambling_sequence_index | 0x80000000;
 	cmd.dvbs2_search.input_stream_id =
 		(p->stream_id != NO_STREAM_ID_FILTER) ? p->stream_id : 0;
 	cmd.tuner = state->mci.tuner;