diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168.c
index 5481c39594c4..c10f4a1c6157 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static int si2168_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	struct si2168 *s = fe->demodulator_priv;
 	int ret, len, remaining;
 	const struct firmware *fw = NULL;
-	u8 *fw_file = SI2168_FIRMWARE;
+	u8 *fw_file;
 	const unsigned int i2c_wr_max = 8;
 	struct si2168_cmd cmd;
 
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ static int si2168_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
+	/* query chip revision */
 	memcpy(cmd.args, "\x02", 1);
 	cmd.wlen = 1;
 	cmd.rlen = 13;
@@ -374,6 +375,20 @@ static int si2168_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
+	if (((cmd.args[1] & 0x0f) == 2) && (cmd.args[3] == '4') &&
+			(cmd.args[4] == '0'))
+		fw_file = SI2168_B40_FIRMWARE;
+	else if (((cmd.args[1] & 0x0f) == 1) && (cmd.args[3] == '3') &&
+			(cmd.args[4] == '0'))
+		fw_file = SI2168_A30_FIRMWARE;
+	else {
+		dev_err(&s->client->dev,
+				"%s: no firmware file for Si2168-%c%c defined\n",
+				KBUILD_MODNAME, cmd.args[3], cmd.args[4]);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
 	/* cold state - try to download firmware */
 	dev_info(&s->client->dev, "%s: found a '%s' in cold state\n",
 			KBUILD_MODNAME, si2168_ops.info.name);
@@ -381,9 +396,18 @@ static int si2168_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	/* request the firmware, this will block and timeout */
 	ret = request_firmware(&fw, fw_file, &s->client->dev);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&s->client->dev, "%s: firmare file '%s' not found\n",
-				KBUILD_MODNAME, fw_file);
-		goto err;
+		/* fallback mechanism to handle old name for
+		   SI2168_B40_FIRMWARE */
+		if (((cmd.args[1] & 0x0f) == 2) && (cmd.args[3] == '4') &&
+				(cmd.args[4] == '0')) {
+			fw_file = SI2168_B40_FIRMWARE_FALLBACK;
+			ret = request_firmware(&fw, fw_file, &s->client->dev);
+		}
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(&s->client->dev, "%s: firmware file '%s' not found\n",
+					KBUILD_MODNAME, fw_file);
+			goto err;
+		}
 	}
 
 	dev_info(&s->client->dev, "%s: downloading firmware from file '%s'\n",
@@ -643,4 +667,4 @@ module_i2c_driver(si2168_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Antti Palosaari <crope@iki.fi>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Silicon Labs Si2168 DVB-T/T2/C demodulator driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_FIRMWARE(SI2168_FIRMWARE);
+MODULE_FIRMWARE(SI2168_B40_FIRMWARE);
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168_priv.h b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168_priv.h
index e7d963dbaf34..d606915dea14 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168_priv.h
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/i2c-mux.h>
 
-#define SI2168_FIRMWARE "dvb-demod-si2168-01.fw"
+#define SI2168_A30_FIRMWARE "dvb-demod-si2168-a30-01.fw"
+#define SI2168_B40_FIRMWARE "dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw"
+#define SI2168_B40_FIRMWARE_FALLBACK "dvb-demod-si2168-01.fw"
 
 /* state struct */
 struct si2168 {