diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c b/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
index a9666373af6b..92d6db1ad00f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
@@ -2610,6 +2610,7 @@ struct pvr2_hdw *pvr2_hdw_create(struct usb_interface *intf,
 		del_timer_sync(&hdw->encoder_run_timer);
 		del_timer_sync(&hdw->encoder_wait_timer);
 		flush_work(&hdw->workpoll);
+		v4l2_device_unregister(&hdw->v4l2_dev);
 		usb_free_urb(hdw->ctl_read_urb);
 		usb_free_urb(hdw->ctl_write_urb);
 		kfree(hdw->ctl_read_buffer);