diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/bt878.c b/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/bt878.c
index 3bfbba3d9dfc..f29571450038 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/bt878.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/bt878.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ void bt878_start(struct bt878 *bt, u32 controlreg, u32 op_sync_orin,
 	controlreg &= ~0x1f;
 	controlreg |= 0x1b;
 
-	btwrite(cpu_to_le32(bt->risc_dma), BT878_ARISC_START);
+	btwrite(bt->risc_dma, BT878_ARISC_START);
 
 	/* original int mask had :
 	 *    6    2    8    4    0