diff --git a/sys/dvb/parsechannels.c b/sys/dvb/parsechannels.c
index 4a29af77d5..0b1d506503 100644
--- a/sys/dvb/parsechannels.c
+++ b/sys/dvb/parsechannels.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 
 #include "parsechannels.h"
 
+#include <linux/dvb/frontend.h>
+
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (dvb_base_bin_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT dvb_base_bin_debug
 
@@ -226,6 +228,8 @@ set_properties_for_channel (GstElement * dvbbasebin,
   if (strcmp (type, "terrestrial") == 0) {
     gchar *val;
 
+    g_object_set (dvbbasebin, "delsys", SYS_DVBT, NULL);
+
     val = g_hash_table_lookup (params, "inversion");
     if (strcmp (val, "INVERSION_OFF") == 0)
       g_object_set (dvbbasebin, "inversion", 0, NULL);
@@ -342,6 +346,8 @@ set_properties_for_channel (GstElement * dvbbasebin,
 
     ret = TRUE;
 
+    g_object_set (dvbbasebin, "delsys", SYS_DVBS, NULL);
+
     val = g_hash_table_lookup (params, "polarity");
     if (val)
       g_object_set (dvbbasebin, "polarity", val, NULL);
@@ -360,6 +366,8 @@ set_properties_for_channel (GstElement * dvbbasebin,
   } else if (strcmp (type, "cable") == 0) {
     gchar *val;
 
+    g_object_set (dvbbasebin, "delsys", SYS_DVBC_ANNEX_A, NULL);
+
     ret = TRUE;
     val = g_hash_table_lookup (params, "symbol-rate");
     if (val)
@@ -412,6 +420,8 @@ set_properties_for_channel (GstElement * dvbbasebin,
 
     ret = TRUE;
 
+    g_object_set (dvbbasebin, "delsys", SYS_ATSC, NULL);
+
     val = g_hash_table_lookup (params, "modulation");
     if (strcmp (val, "QAM_64") == 0)
       g_object_set (dvbbasebin, "modulation", 3, NULL);