diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
index 2dfa3242a7ab..0c925931671f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
@@ -2899,6 +2899,7 @@ static int em28xx_v4l2_init(struct em28xx *dev)
 err:
 	dev->v4l2 = NULL;
 	kref_put(&v4l2->ref, em28xx_free_v4l2);
+	dev->media_dev = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
 	return ret;
 }