diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/rtc6226/radio-rtc6226-common.c b/drivers/media/radio/rtc6226/radio-rtc6226-common.c
index 16b1f4b54d0a..ef2eb5dee70f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/rtc6226/radio-rtc6226-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/rtc6226/radio-rtc6226-common.c
@@ -494,6 +494,8 @@ seek_cancelled:
 		else
 			FMDERR("%s: received STD for tune\n", __func__);
 	}
+	/* Enable the RDS as it was disabled before scan */
+	rtc6226_rds_on(radio);
 	rtc6226_q_event(radio, RTC6226_EVT_SEEK_COMPLETE);
 	rtc6226_q_event(radio, RTC6226_EVT_TUNE_SUCC);
 	radio->seek_tune_status = NO_SEEK_TUNE_PENDING;
@@ -1357,7 +1359,7 @@ void rtc6226_rds_handler(struct work_struct *worker)
 /*
  * rtc6226_rds_on - switch on rds reception
  */
-static int rtc6226_rds_on(struct rtc6226_device *radio)
+int rtc6226_rds_on(struct rtc6226_device *radio)
 {
 	int retval;
 
@@ -2271,6 +2273,14 @@ static int rtc6226_vidioc_s_hw_freq_seek(struct file *file, void *priv,
 
 	radio->is_search_cancelled = false;
 
+	/* Disable the rds before seek */
+	radio->registers[SYSCFG] &= ~SYSCFG_CSR0_RDS_EN;
+	retval = rtc6226_set_register(radio, SYSCFG);
+	if (retval < 0) {
+		FMDERR("%s fail to disable RDS\n", __func__);
+		return retval;
+	}
+
 	if (radio->g_search_mode == SEEK) {
 		/* seek */
 		FMDBG("%s starting seek\n", __func__);
diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/rtc6226/radio-rtc6226-i2c.c b/drivers/media/radio/rtc6226/radio-rtc6226-i2c.c
index 4694ef5d2770..58c3225af429 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/rtc6226/radio-rtc6226-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/rtc6226/radio-rtc6226-i2c.c
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ static void rtc6226_i2c_interrupt_handler(struct rtc6226_device *radio)
 		rtc6226_reset_rds_data(radio);
 		FMDBG("%s clear Seek/Tune bit\n", __func__);
 		if (radio->seek_tune_status == SEEK_PENDING) {
+			/* Enable the RDS as it was disabled before seek */
+			rtc6226_rds_on(radio);
 			FMDBG("posting RTC6226_EVT_SEEK_COMPLETE event\n");
 			rtc6226_q_event(radio, RTC6226_EVT_SEEK_COMPLETE);
 			/* post tune comp evt since seek results in a tune.*/
diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/rtc6226/radio-rtc6226.h b/drivers/media/radio/rtc6226/radio-rtc6226.h
index c1e3de812e91..8410e88b5687 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/rtc6226/radio-rtc6226.h
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/rtc6226/radio-rtc6226.h
@@ -695,3 +695,4 @@ int rtc6226_cancel_seek(struct rtc6226_device *radio);
 void rtc6226_rds_handler(struct work_struct *worker);
 void rtc6226_q_event(struct rtc6226_device *radio, enum rtc6226_evt_t event);
 int rtc6226_reset_rds_data(struct rtc6226_device *radio);
+int rtc6226_rds_on(struct rtc6226_device *radio);