1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/drx39xyj/drxj.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/drx39xyj/drxj.c
index 3795f65564f8..7007e0b507c0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/drx39xyj/drxj.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/drx39xyj/drxj.c
@@ -12238,7 +12238,9 @@ static void drx39xxj_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
         struct drx39xxj_state *state = fe->demodulator_priv;
         struct drx_demod_instance *demod = state->demod;
 
-        drxj_close(demod);
+        /* if device is removed don't access it */
+        if (fe->exit != DVB_FE_DEVICE_REMOVED)
+                drxj_close(demod);
 
         kfree(demod->my_ext_attr);
         kfree(demod->my_common_attr);