diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-cards.c b/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-cards.c
index 9fac6a9b7937..c52032940af6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-cards.c
@@ -7798,10 +7798,11 @@ int saa7134_board_init2(struct saa7134_dev *dev)
 	case SAA7134_BOARD_MD7134:
 	{
 		u8 subaddr;
-		u8 data[3];
+		u8 data[3], data1[] = { 0x09, 0x9f, 0x86, 0x11};
 		int ret, tuner_t;
-		struct i2c_msg msg[] = {{.addr=0x50, .flags=0, .buf=&subaddr, .len = 1},
-					{.addr=0x50, .flags=I2C_M_RD, .buf=data, .len = 3}};
+		struct i2c_msg msg[] = {{.addr = 0x50, .flags = 0, .buf = &subaddr, .len = 1},
+					{.addr = 0x50, .flags = I2C_M_RD, .buf = data, .len = 3}},
+				msg1 = {.addr = 0x61, .flags = 0, .buf = data1, .len = sizeof(data1)};
 
 		subaddr= 0x14;
 		tuner_t = 0;
@@ -7856,6 +7857,16 @@ int saa7134_board_init2(struct saa7134_dev *dev)
 		}
 
 		pr_info("%s Tuner type is %d\n", dev->name, dev->tuner_type);
+
+		/* The tuner TUNER_PHILIPS_FMD1216ME_MK3 after hardware    */
+		/* start has disabled IF and enabled DVB-T. When saa7134   */
+		/* scan I2C devices it will not detect IF tda9887 and can`t*/
+		/* watch TV without software reboot. To solve this problem */
+		/* switch the tuner to analog TV mode manually.            */
+		if (dev->tuner_type == TUNER_PHILIPS_FMD1216ME_MK3) {
+			if (i2c_transfer(&dev->i2c_adap, &msg1, 1) != 1)
+				printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Unable to enable IF of the tuner.\n", dev->name);
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 	case SAA7134_BOARD_PHILIPS_EUROPA: