diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index 9869e16c5d5a..b726c53afd9c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ static int dvb_frontend_thread(void *data)
 	struct dvb_frontend *fe = data;
 	struct dtv_frontend_properties *c = &fe->dtv_property_cache;
 	struct dvb_frontend_private *fepriv = fe->frontend_priv;
-	enum fe_status s;
+	enum fe_status s = FE_NONE;
 	enum dvbfe_algo algo;
 	bool re_tune = false;
 	bool semheld = false;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/dvb/frontend.h b/include/uapi/linux/dvb/frontend.h
index d9ad6383eca4..1a260dd018b5 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/dvb/frontend.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/dvb/frontend.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ enum fe_sec_mini_cmd {
  *			to reset DiSEqC, tone and parameters
  */
 enum fe_status {
+	FE_NONE			= 0x00,
 	FE_HAS_SIGNAL	= 0x01,   /* found something above the noise level */
 	FE_HAS_CARRIER	= 0x02,   /* found a DVB signal  */
 	FE_HAS_VITERBI	= 0x04,   /* FEC is stable  */