diff --git a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-common.c b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-common.c
index 155c93eb75d..e1f678281a5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-common.c
@@ -326,12 +326,24 @@ int tda18271_init_regs(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	regs[R_EB22] = 0x48;
 	regs[R_EB23] = 0xb0;
 
-	if (priv->small_i2c) {
+	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);
-	} else
+		break;
+	case TDA18271_39_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT:
+	default:
 		tda18271_write_regs(fe, 0x00, TDA18271_NUM_REGS);
+		break;
+	}
 
 	/* setup agc1 gain */
 	regs[R_EB17] = 0x00;
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-fe.c b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-fe.c
index e0fd9f5d594..eb772415886 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-fe.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-fe.c
@@ -1224,7 +1224,8 @@ struct dvb_frontend *tda18271_attach(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u8 addr,
 		priv->gate = (cfg) ? cfg->gate : TDA18271_GATE_AUTO;
 		priv->role = (cfg) ? cfg->role : TDA18271_MASTER;
 		priv->config = (cfg) ? cfg->config : 0;
-		priv->small_i2c = (cfg) ? cfg->small_i2c : 0;
+		priv->small_i2c = (cfg) ?
+			cfg->small_i2c : TDA18271_39_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT;
 		priv->output_opt = (cfg) ?
 			cfg->output_opt : TDA18271_OUTPUT_LT_XT_ON;
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-priv.h b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-priv.h
index 7047680cdbd..9589ab0576d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-priv.h
+++ b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271-priv.h
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ struct tda18271_priv {
 	enum tda18271_i2c_gate gate;
 	enum tda18271_ver id;
 	enum tda18271_output_options output_opt;
+	enum tda18271_small_i2c small_i2c;
 
 	unsigned int config; /* interface to saa713x / tda829x */
 	unsigned int cal_initialized:1;
-	unsigned int small_i2c:1;
 
 	u8 tm_rfcal;
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271.h b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271.h
index 323f2912128..d7fcc36dc6e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271.h
+++ b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tda18271.h
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ enum tda18271_output_options {
 	TDA18271_OUTPUT_XT_OFF = 2,
 };
 
+enum tda18271_small_i2c {
+	TDA18271_39_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT = 0,
+	TDA18271_16_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT = 1,
+	TDA18271_08_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT = 2,
+};
+
 struct tda18271_config {
 	/* override default if freq / std settings (optional) */
 	struct tda18271_std_map *std_map;
@@ -91,12 +97,12 @@ struct tda18271_config {
 	/* output options that can be disabled */
 	enum tda18271_output_options output_opt;
 
+	/* some i2c providers cant write all 39 registers at once */
+	enum tda18271_small_i2c small_i2c;
+
 	/* force rf tracking filter calibration on startup */
 	unsigned int rf_cal_on_startup:1;
 
-	/* some i2c providers cant write all 39 registers at once */
-	unsigned int small_i2c:1;
-
 	/* interface to saa713x / tda829x */
 	unsigned int config;
 };