/* driver constants */
        strcpy(tuner->name, "FM");
        tuner->type = V4L2_TUNER_RADIO;
-       tuner->capability = V4L2_TUNER_CAP_LOW;
+       tuner->capability = V4L2_TUNER_CAP_LOW | V4L2_TUNER_CAP_STEREO;
 
        /* range limits */
        switch ((radio->registers[SYSCONFIG2] & SYSCONFIG2_BAND) >> 6) {
                tuner->rangehigh =  90   * FREQ_MUL;
                break;
        };
-       tuner->rxsubchans = V4L2_TUNER_SUB_MONO | V4L2_TUNER_SUB_STEREO;
 
-       /* Stereo indicator == Stereo (instead of Mono) */
+       /* stereo indicator == stereo (instead of mono) */
        if ((radio->registers[STATUSRSSI] & STATUSRSSI_ST) == 1)
-               tuner->audmode = V4L2_TUNER_MODE_STEREO;
+               tuner->rxsubchans = V4L2_TUNER_SUB_MONO | V4L2_TUNER_SUB_STEREO;
        else
+               tuner->rxsubchans = V4L2_TUNER_SUB_MONO;
+
+       /* mono/stereo selector */
+       if ((radio->registers[POWERCFG] & POWERCFG_MONO) == 1)
                tuner->audmode = V4L2_TUNER_MODE_MONO;
+       else
+               tuner->audmode = V4L2_TUNER_MODE_STEREO;
 
        /* min is worst, max is best; signal:0..0xffff; rssi: 0..0xff */
        tuner->signal = (radio->registers[STATUSRSSI] & STATUSRSSI_RSSI)
        if (tuner->index != 0)
                goto done;
 
-       if (tuner->audmode == V4L2_TUNER_MODE_MONO)
+       /* mono/stereo selector */
+       switch (tuner->audmode) {
+       case V4L2_TUNER_MODE_MONO:
                radio->registers[POWERCFG] |= POWERCFG_MONO;  /* force mono */
-       else
+               break;
+       case V4L2_TUNER_MODE_STEREO:
                radio->registers[POWERCFG] &= ~POWERCFG_MONO; /* try stereo */
+               break;
+       default:
+               goto done;
+       }
 
        retval = si470x_set_register(radio, POWERCFG);