diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/Kconfig b/drivers/media/dvb-core/Kconfig
index 8964f1d3cf57a..eeef94a0c84ec 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/Kconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 config DVB_MAX_ADAPTERS
 	int "maximum number of DVB/ATSC adapters"
 	depends on DVB_CORE
-	default 8
+	default 16
 	range 1 255
 	help
 	  Maximum number of DVB/ATSC adapters. Increasing this number
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ config DVB_MAX_ADAPTERS
 	  if a much lower number of DVB/ATSC adapters is present.
 	  Only values in the range 4-32 are tested.
 
-	  If you are unsure about this, use the default value 8
+	  If you are unsure about this, use the default value 16
 
 config DVB_DYNAMIC_MINORS
 	bool "Dynamic DVB minor allocation"
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.h b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.h
index 576bbd4445b5f..8c0a7b51555e4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #if defined(CONFIG_DVB_MAX_ADAPTERS) && CONFIG_DVB_MAX_ADAPTERS > 0
   #define DVB_MAX_ADAPTERS CONFIG_DVB_MAX_ADAPTERS
 #else
-  #define DVB_MAX_ADAPTERS 8
+  #define DVB_MAX_ADAPTERS 16
 #endif
 
 #define DVB_UNSET (-1)