--- x/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-core.c
+++ y/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-core.c
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ void em28xx_close_extension(struct em28x
 			ops->fini(dev);
 		}
 	}
-	list_del(&dev->devlist);
+	list_del_init(&dev->devlist);
 	mutex_unlock(&em28xx_devlist_mutex);
 }
 
--- x/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c
+++ y/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c
@@ -3735,6 +3735,7 @@ static int em28xx_duplicate_dev(struct e
 		dev->dev_next = NULL;
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sec_dev->devlist);
 	/* Check to see next free device and mark as used */
 	do {
 		nr = find_first_zero_bit(em28xx_devused, EM28XX_MAXBOARDS);
@@ -3910,6 +3911,7 @@ static int em28xx_usb_probe(struct usb_i
 		retval = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err;
 	}
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->devlist);
 
 	/* compute alternate max packet sizes */
 	dev->alt_max_pkt_size_isoc = kcalloc(intf->num_altsetting,
@@ -4156,6 +4158,8 @@ static int em28xx_usb_probe(struct usb_i
 	return 0;
 
 err_free:
+	if (!list_empty(&dev->devlist))
+		em28xx_close_extension(dev);
 	kfree(dev->alt_max_pkt_size_isoc);
 	kfree(dev);
 
@@ -4201,6 +4205,8 @@ static void em28xx_usb_disconnect(struct
 	em28xx_release_resources(dev);
 
 	if (dev->dev_next) {
+		if (!list_empty(&dev->dev_next->devlist))
+			em28xx_close_extension(dev->dev_next);
 		kref_put(&dev->dev_next->ref, em28xx_free_device);
 		dev->dev_next = NULL;
 	}