diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/mn88473.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/mn88473.c
index f3b59a5827d90..c221c7d2ac3ea 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/mn88473.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/mn88473.c
@@ -648,18 +648,6 @@ static int mn88473_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		goto err_kfree;
 	}
 
-	/* Check demod answers with correct chip id */
-	ret = regmap_read(dev->regmap[0], 0xff, &uitmp);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_regmap_0_regmap_exit;
-
-	dev_dbg(&client->dev, "chip id=%02x\n", uitmp);
-
-	if (uitmp != 0x03) {
-		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto err_regmap_0_regmap_exit;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Chip has three I2C addresses for different register banks. Used
 	 * addresses are 0x18, 0x1a and 0x1c. We register two dummy clients,
@@ -696,6 +684,18 @@ static int mn88473_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	}
 	i2c_set_clientdata(dev->client[2], dev);
 
+	/* Check demod answers with correct chip id */
+	ret = regmap_read(dev->regmap[2], 0xff, &uitmp);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_regmap_2_regmap_exit;
+
+	dev_dbg(&client->dev, "chip id=%02x\n", uitmp);
+
+	if (uitmp != 0x03) {
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto err_regmap_2_regmap_exit;
+	}
+
 	/* Sleep because chip is active by default */
 	ret = regmap_write(dev->regmap[2], 0x05, 0x3e);
 	if (ret)