diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c b/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c
index 127f8a0c098b..0c2e628e8723 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ static int usbtv_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	return 0;
 
 usbtv_audio_fail:
+	/* we must not free at this point */
+	usb_get_dev(usbtv->udev);
 	usbtv_video_free(usbtv);
 
 usbtv_video_fail: