diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-driver.c b/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-driver.c
index 0df4a16..55eab61 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-driver.c
@@ -4212,11 +4212,13 @@
 	btv->std = V4L2_STD_PAL;
 	init_irqreg(btv);
 	v4l2_ctrl_handler_setup(hdl);
-
 	if (hdl->error) {
 		result = hdl->error;
 		goto fail2;
 	}
+	/* mute device */
+	audio_mute(btv, 1);
+
 	/* register video4linux + input */
 	if (!bttv_tvcards[btv->c.type].no_video) {
 		v4l2_ctrl_add_handler(&btv->radio_ctrl_handler, hdl,