diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
index 2529c298b862a4c80c83404894783af34ca4534a..d3dd6a0fc8a171aa73d832258361b739ba0c3b3b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ static int em28xx_config(struct em28xx *dev)
 {
 
 	/* Sets I2C speed to 100 KHz */
-	em28xx_write_regs_req(dev, 0x00, 0x06, "\x40", 1);
+	if (!dev->is_em2800)
+		em28xx_write_regs_req(dev, 0x00, 0x06, "\x40", 1);
 
 	/* enable vbi capturing */