diff --git a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_satconf.c b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_satconf.c
index 31e7ef3e..b32adeb8 100644
--- a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_satconf.c
+++ b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_satconf.c
@@ -775,9 +775,9 @@ linuxdvb_satconf_ele_tune ( linuxdvb_satconf_ele_t *lse )
 
   /* Set the tone (en50494 don't use tone) */
   if (!lse->lse_en50494) {
-    ls->ls_last_tone_off = 0;
     b = lse->lse_lnb->lnb_band(lse->lse_lnb, lm);
     if (ls->ls_diseqc_full || ls->ls_last_tone_off != b + 1) {
+      ls->ls_last_tone_off = 0;
       tvhtrace("diseqc", "set diseqc tone %s", b ? "on" : "off");
       if (b && ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_SET_TONE, b ? SEC_TONE_ON : SEC_TONE_OFF)) {
         tvherror("diseqc", "failed to set diseqc tone (e=%s)", strerror(errno));