diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/au8522_dig.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/au8522_dig.c
index 17bdbe2..fa3ecbe 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/au8522_dig.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/au8522_dig.c
@@ -617,6 +617,9 @@
 	/* turn off led */
 	au8522_led_ctrl(state, 0);
 
+	/* Power down the chip */
+	au8522_writereg(state, 0xa4, 1 << 5);
+
 	state->current_frequency = 0;
 
 	return 0;