diff --git a/src/input/mpegts/mpegts_mux_dvb.c b/src/input/mpegts/mpegts_mux_dvb.c
index 492d5c2e..91f593d3 100644
--- a/src/input/mpegts/mpegts_mux_dvb.c
+++ b/src/input/mpegts/mpegts_mux_dvb.c
@@ -436,8 +436,13 @@ dvb_mux_dvbs_class_orbital_set ( void *o, const void *s )
   const char *tmp = s;
   dvb_mux_t *lm = o;
 
+  /* Note that 'E' is not passed to dir from sscanf (scientific float format) */
   if ((n = sscanf(tmp, "%f%c", &posf, &dir)) < 1) return 0;
-  if (n != 2) dir = 0;
+  if (n != 2) {
+    dir = tmp[0] != '\0' ? tmp[strlen(tmp)-1] : 0;
+    if (dir != 'E' && dir != 'W')
+      dir = 0;
+  }
   pos = (int)floorf(posf * 10.0);
 
   if (pos != lm->lm_tuning.u.dmc_fe_qpsk.orbital_pos ||