1 files changed, 21 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index 2fcba1616168..9139d01ba7ed 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -141,22 +141,39 @@ struct dvb_frontend_private {
 static void dvb_frontend_invoke_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
                                         void (*release)(struct dvb_frontend *fe));
 
-static void dvb_frontend_free(struct kref *ref)
+static void __dvb_frontend_free(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
-        struct dvb_frontend *fe =
-                container_of(ref, struct dvb_frontend, refcount);
         struct dvb_frontend_private *fepriv = fe->frontend_priv;
 
+        if (!fepriv)
+                return;
+
         dvb_free_device(fepriv->dvbdev);
 
         dvb_frontend_invoke_release(fe, fe->ops.release);
 
         kfree(fepriv);
+        fe->frontend_priv = NULL;
+}
+
+static void dvb_frontend_free(struct kref *ref)
+{
+        struct dvb_frontend *fe =
+                container_of(ref, struct dvb_frontend, refcount);
+
+        __dvb_frontend_free(fe);
 }
 
 static void dvb_frontend_put(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
-        kref_put(&fe->refcount, dvb_frontend_free);
+        /*
+         * Check if the frontend was registered, as otherwise
+         * kref was not initialized yet.
+         */
+        if (fe->frontend_priv)
+                kref_put(&fe->refcount, dvb_frontend_free);
+        else
+                __dvb_frontend_free(fe);
 }
 
 static void dvb_frontend_get(struct dvb_frontend *fe)