diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
index 6c571d9f011c..65d69665f1fc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
@@ -436,8 +436,9 @@ static int dvb_uevent(struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
 {
 	struct dvb_device *dvbdev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	add_uevent_var(env, "DVB_DEVICE_NUM=%d", dvbdev->id);
 	add_uevent_var(env, "DVB_ADAPTER_NUM=%d", dvbdev->adapter->num);
+	add_uevent_var(env, "DVB_DEVICE_TYPE=%s", dnames[dvbdev->type]);
+	add_uevent_var(env, "DVB_DEVICE_NUM=%d", dvbdev->id);
 	return 0;
 }