diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/budget-core.c b/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/budget-core.c
index fadbdeeb4495..293867b9e796 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/budget-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/budget-core.c
@@ -369,20 +369,25 @@ static int budget_register(struct budget *budget)
 	ret = dvbdemux->dmx.add_frontend(&dvbdemux->dmx, &budget->hw_frontend);
 
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+		goto err_release_dmx;
 
 	budget->mem_frontend.source = DMX_MEMORY_FE;
 	ret = dvbdemux->dmx.add_frontend(&dvbdemux->dmx, &budget->mem_frontend);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+		goto err_release_dmx;
 
 	ret = dvbdemux->dmx.connect_frontend(&dvbdemux->dmx, &budget->hw_frontend);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+		goto err_release_dmx;
 
 	dvb_net_init(&budget->dvb_adapter, &budget->dvb_net, &dvbdemux->dmx);
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_release_dmx:
+	dvb_dmxdev_release(&budget->dmxdev);
+	dvb_dmx_release(&budget->demux);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void budget_unregister(struct budget *budget)