diff --git a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c
index 8d2907f..53f0fbb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c
@@ -813,8 +813,14 @@
 
 	/* Check firmware version against what we downloaded. */
 	if (priv->firm_version != ((version & 0xf0) << 4 | (version & 0x0f))) {
-		tuner_err("Incorrect readback of firmware version.\n");
-		goto fail;
+		if (!priv->ctrl.read_not_reliable) {
+			tuner_err("Incorrect readback of firmware version.\n");
+			goto fail;
+		} else {
+			tuner_err("Returned an incorrect version. However, "
+				  "read is not reliable enough. Ignoring it.\n");
+			hwmodel = 3028;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Check that the tuner hardware model remains consistent over time. */
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tuner-xc2028.h b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tuner-xc2028.h
index e116071..9778c96 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tuner-xc2028.h
+++ b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tuner-xc2028.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 	unsigned int		vhfbw7:1;
 	unsigned int		uhfbw8:1;
 	unsigned int		disable_power_mgmt:1;
+	unsigned int            read_not_reliable:1;
 	unsigned int		demod;
 	enum firmware_type	type:2;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-cards.c b/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-cards.c
index c0bb3ec..23f9672 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-cards.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@
 			ctl.fname = "tm6000-xc3028.fw";
 
 		ctl.mts   = 1;
+		ctl.read_not_reliable = 1;
 
 		xc2028_cfg.tuner = TUNER_XC2028;
 		xc2028_cfg.priv  = &ctl;