/*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static void tda18271_init_regs(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static int tda18271_init_regs(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
        struct tda18271_priv *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
        unsigned char *regs = priv->tda18271_regs;
 
-       tda18271_read_regs(fe);
-
-       /* test IR_CAL_OK to see if we need init */
-       if ((regs[R_EP1] & 0x08) != 0)
-               return;
-
        printk(KERN_INFO "tda18271: initializing registers\n");
 
        /* initialize registers */
 
        regs[R_EP1] = 0xc6;
        tda18271_write_regs(fe, R_EP1, 1);
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static int tda18271_tune(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
        u32 div, N = 0;
        int i;
 
+       tda18271_read_regs(fe);
+
+       /* test IR_CAL_OK to see if we need init */
+       if ((regs[R_EP1] & 0x08) == 0)
+               tda18271_init_regs(fe);
+
 
        dprintk(1, "freq = %d, ifc = %d\n", freq, ifc);
 
-       tda18271_init_regs(fe);
        /* RF tracking filter calibration */
 
        /* calculate BP_Filter */
                .frequency_max  = 864000000,
                .frequency_step =     62500
        },
+       .init              = tda18271_init_regs,
        .set_params        = tda18271_set_params,
        .set_analog_params = tda18271_set_analog_params,
        .release           = tda18271_release,