diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
index 6b84c3413e83..ddbb52671c94 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
@@ -2113,6 +2113,12 @@ static int radio_s_tuner(struct file *file, void *priv,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void em28xx_free_v4l2_delayed(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	kfree(container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
+			struct em28xx_v4l2, release));
+}
+
 /*
  * em28xx_free_v4l2() - Free struct em28xx_v4l2
  *
@@ -2123,9 +2129,11 @@ static int radio_s_tuner(struct file *file, void *priv,
 static void em28xx_free_v4l2(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct em28xx_v4l2 *v4l2 = container_of(ref, struct em28xx_v4l2, ref);
+	unsigned long delay = 100 * HZ;
 
 	v4l2->dev->v4l2 = NULL;
-	kfree(v4l2);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&v4l2->release, em28xx_free_v4l2_delayed);
+	schedule_delayed_work(&v4l2->release, delay);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2153,13 +2161,17 @@ static int em28xx_v4l2_open(struct file *filp)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&dev->lock))
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+	if (!dev->v4l2) {
+		mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	em28xx_videodbg("open dev=%s type=%s users=%d\n",
 			video_device_node_name(vdev), v4l2_type_names[fh_type],
 			v4l2->users);
 
-	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&dev->lock))
-		return -ERESTARTSYS;
-
 	ret = v4l2_fh_open(filp);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&dev->intf->dev,
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx.h b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx.h
index acbb62397314..e7ebb965e5bc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx.h
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ struct em28xx_v4l2 {
 	struct media_pad video_pad, vbi_pad;
 	struct media_entity *decoder;
 #endif
+	struct delayed_work release;
 };
 
 struct em28xx_audio {