diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index 6e50a758156817834e314bd7ca6222a8c9c8f2e2..73fc7fe007511e722cf905fc4fc6202bc9d4dad9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -2492,11 +2492,8 @@ static int dvb_frontend_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	if (dvbdev->users == -1) {
 		wake_up(&fepriv->wait_queue);
-		if (fepriv->exit != DVB_FE_NO_EXIT) {
-			fops_put(file->f_op);
-			file->f_op = NULL;
+		if (fepriv->exit != DVB_FE_NO_EXIT)
 			wake_up(&dvbdev->wait_queue);
-		}
 		if (fe->ops.ts_bus_ctrl)
 			fe->ops.ts_bus_ctrl(fe, 0);
 	}