diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/mb86a20s.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/mb86a20s.c
index 305ebc08cf43..7d4e9119632d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/mb86a20s.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/mb86a20s.c
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ static int mb86a20s_get_blk_error(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 			    u32 *error, u32 *count)
 {
 	struct mb86a20s_state *state = fe->demodulator_priv;
-	int rc;
+	int rc, val;
 	u32 collect_rate;
 	dev_dbg(&state->i2c->dev, "%s called.\n", __func__);
 
@@ -1007,7 +1007,6 @@ static int mb86a20s_get_blk_error(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 		goto reset_measurement;
 
 	collect_rate = state->estimated_rate[layer] / 204 / 8;
-
 	if (collect_rate < 32)
 		collect_rate = 32;
 	if (collect_rate > 65535)
@@ -1017,6 +1016,16 @@ static int mb86a20s_get_blk_error(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 		dev_dbg(&state->i2c->dev,
 			"%s: updating PER counter on layer %c to %d.\n",
 			__func__, 'A' + layer, collect_rate);
+
+		/* Stop PER measurement */
+		rc = mb86a20s_writereg(state, 0x50, 0xb0);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			return rc;
+		rc = mb86a20s_writereg(state, 0x51, 0x00);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			return rc;
+
+		/* Update this layer's counter */
 		rc = mb86a20s_writereg(state, 0x50, 0xb2 + layer * 2);
 		if (rc < 0)
 			return rc;
@@ -1029,6 +1038,25 @@ static int mb86a20s_get_blk_error(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 		rc = mb86a20s_writereg(state, 0x51, collect_rate & 0xff);
 		if (rc < 0)
 			return rc;
+
+		/* start PER measurement */
+		rc = mb86a20s_writereg(state, 0x50, 0xb0);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			return rc;
+		rc = mb86a20s_writereg(state, 0x51, 0x07);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			return rc;
+
+		/* Reset all counters to collect new data */
+		rc = mb86a20s_writereg(state, 0x50, 0xb1);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			return rc;
+		rc = mb86a20s_writereg(state, 0x51, 0x07);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			return rc;
+		rc = mb86a20s_writereg(state, 0x51, 0x00);
+
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 reset_measurement:
@@ -1036,14 +1064,16 @@ static int mb86a20s_get_blk_error(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 	rc = mb86a20s_writereg(state, 0x50, 0xb1);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return rc;
-	rc = mb86a20s_writereg(state, 0x51, (1 << layer));
+	rc = mb86a20s_readreg(state, 0x51);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return rc;
-	rc = mb86a20s_writereg(state, 0x51, 0x00);
+	val = rc;
+	rc = mb86a20s_writereg(state, 0x51, val | (1 << layer));
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return rc;
+	rc = mb86a20s_writereg(state, 0x51, val & ~(1 << layer));
 
-	return 0;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 struct linear_segments {