return s5h1411_writereg(state, S5H1411_I2C_TOP_ADDR, 0x24, val);
 }
 
+static int s5h1411_set_serialmode(struct dvb_frontend *fe, int serial)
+{
+       struct s5h1411_state *state = fe->demodulator_priv;
+       u16 val;
+
+       dprintk("%s(%d)\n", __func__, serial);
+       val = s5h1411_readreg(state, S5H1411_I2C_TOP_ADDR, 0xbd) & ~0x100;
+
+       if (serial == 1)
+               val |= 0x100;
+
+       return s5h1411_writereg(state, S5H1411_I2C_TOP_ADDR, 0xbd, val);
+}
+
 static int s5h1411_enable_modulation(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
                                     fe_modulation_t m)
 {
 
        if (state->config->output_mode == S5H1411_SERIAL_OUTPUT)
                /* Serial */
-               s5h1411_writereg(state, S5H1411_I2C_TOP_ADDR, 0xbd, 0x1101);
+               s5h1411_set_serialmode(fe, 1);
        else
                /* Parallel */
-               s5h1411_writereg(state, S5H1411_I2C_TOP_ADDR, 0xbd, 0x1001);
+               s5h1411_set_serialmode(fe, 0);
 
        s5h1411_set_spectralinversion(fe, state->config->inversion);
        s5h1411_set_if_freq(fe, state->config->vsb_if);