diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c b/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
index 73c4041c35d7..e58abdfcaab8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static inline int check_mode(struct tuner *t, char *cmd)
 
 static char pal[] = "-";
 module_param_string(pal, pal, sizeof(pal), 0644);
-static char secam[] = "-";
+static char secam[] = "--";
 module_param_string(secam, secam, sizeof(secam), 0644);
 
 /* get more precise norm info from insmod option */
@@ -307,8 +307,13 @@ static int tuner_fixup_std(struct tuner *t)
 			break;
 		case 'l':
 		case 'L':
-			tuner_dbg ("insmod fixup: SECAM => SECAM-L\n");
-			t->std = V4L2_STD_SECAM_L;
+			if ((secam[1]=='C')||(secam[1]=='c')) {
+				tuner_dbg ("insmod fixup: SECAM => SECAM-L'\n");
+				t->std = V4L2_STD_SECAM_LC;
+			} else {
+				tuner_dbg ("insmod fixup: SECAM => SECAM-L\n");
+				t->std = V4L2_STD_SECAM_L;
+			}
 			break;
 		case '-':
 			/* default parameter, do nothing */
diff --git a/include/linux/videodev2.h b/include/linux/videodev2.h
index a114fff6568b..1cded681eb6d 100644
--- a/include/linux/videodev2.h
+++ b/include/linux/videodev2.h
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@ typedef __u64 v4l2_std_id;
 #define V4L2_STD_SECAM_K        ((v4l2_std_id)0x00100000)
 #define V4L2_STD_SECAM_K1       ((v4l2_std_id)0x00200000)
 #define V4L2_STD_SECAM_L        ((v4l2_std_id)0x00400000)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_LC       ((v4l2_std_id)0x00800000)
 
 /* ATSC/HDTV */
 #define V4L2_STD_ATSC_8_VSB     ((v4l2_std_id)0x01000000)