diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/tda1997x.c b/drivers/media/i2c/tda1997x.c
index d114ac5243ec..dab441bbc9f0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/tda1997x.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/tda1997x.c
@@ -2229,6 +2229,7 @@ static int tda1997x_core_init(struct v4l2_subdev *sd)
 	/* get initial HDMI status */
 	state->hdmi_status = io_read(sd, REG_HDMI_FLAGS);
 
+	io_write(sd, REG_EDID_ENABLE, EDID_ENABLE_A_EN | EDID_ENABLE_B_EN);
 	return 0;
 }