diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index 4f78f30b3646..a05aa271a1ba 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ static int dvb_frontend_swzigzag_autotune(struct dvb_frontend *fe, int check_wra
 
 		default:
 			fepriv->auto_step++;
-			fepriv->auto_sub_step = -1; /* it'll be incremented to 0 in a moment */
-			break;
+			fepriv->auto_sub_step = 0;
+			continue;
 		}
 
 		if (!ready) fepriv->auto_sub_step++;