diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/si2157.c b/drivers/media/tuners/si2157.c
index a4908ee81ab9..a92570f944ea 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/si2157.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/si2157.c
@@ -80,12 +80,41 @@ static int si2157_cmd_execute(struct si2157 *s, struct si2157_cmd *cmd)
 static int si2157_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct si2157 *s = fe->tuner_priv;
+	int ret;
+	struct si2157_cmd cmd;
 
 	dev_dbg(&s->client->dev, "%s:\n", __func__);
 
+	/* configure? */
+	memcpy(cmd.args, "\xc0\x00\x0c\x00\x00\x01\x01\x01\x01\x01\x01\x02\x00\x00\x01", 15);
+	cmd.wlen = 15;
+	cmd.rlen = 1;
+	ret = si2157_cmd_execute(s, &cmd);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err;
+
+	/* query chip revision */
+	memcpy(cmd.args, "\x02", 1);
+	cmd.wlen = 1;
+	cmd.rlen = 13;
+	ret = si2157_cmd_execute(s, &cmd);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err;
+
+	/* reboot the tuner with new firmware? */
+	memcpy(cmd.args, "\x01\x01", 2);
+	cmd.wlen = 2;
+	cmd.rlen = 1;
+	ret = si2157_cmd_execute(s, &cmd);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err;
+
 	s->active = true;
 
 	return 0;
+err:
+	dev_dbg(&s->client->dev, "%s: failed=%d\n", __func__, ret);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int si2157_sleep(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
@@ -128,48 +157,8 @@ static int si2157_set_params(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	/* configure? */
-	cmd.args[0] = 0xc0;
-	cmd.args[1] = 0x00;
-	cmd.args[2] = 0x0c;
-	cmd.args[3] = 0x00;
-	cmd.args[4] = 0x00;
-	cmd.args[5] = 0x01;
-	cmd.args[6] = 0x01;
-	cmd.args[7] = 0x01;
-	cmd.args[8] = 0x01;
-	cmd.args[9] = 0x01;
-	cmd.args[10] = 0x01;
-	cmd.args[11] = 0x02;
-	cmd.args[12] = 0x00;
-	cmd.args[13] = 0x00;
-	cmd.args[14] = 0x01;
-	cmd.wlen = 15;
-	cmd.rlen = 1;
-	ret = si2157_cmd_execute(s, &cmd);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err;
-
-	cmd.args[0] = 0x02;
-	cmd.wlen = 1;
-	cmd.rlen = 13;
-	ret = si2157_cmd_execute(s, &cmd);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err;
-
-	cmd.args[0] = 0x01;
-	cmd.args[1] = 0x01;
-	cmd.wlen = 2;
-	cmd.rlen = 1;
-	ret = si2157_cmd_execute(s, &cmd);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err;
-
 	/* set frequency */
-	cmd.args[0] = 0x41;
-	cmd.args[1] = 0x00;
-	cmd.args[2] = 0x00;
-	cmd.args[3] = 0x00;
+	memcpy(cmd.args, "\x41\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00", 8);
 	cmd.args[4] = (c->frequency >>  0) & 0xff;
 	cmd.args[5] = (c->frequency >>  8) & 0xff;
 	cmd.args[6] = (c->frequency >> 16) & 0xff;