diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index 07c0db2abfbc..32017f62a82f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include "dvbdev.h"
 
 static int dvb_frontend_debug;
-static int dvb_shutdown_timeout = 5;
+static int dvb_shutdown_timeout;
 static int dvb_force_auto_inversion;
 static int dvb_override_tune_delay;
 static int dvb_powerdown_on_sleep = 1;