diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
index 5f13f63fbdee..fe2a7771275d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
@@ -2876,7 +2876,7 @@ static int em28xx_v4l2_init(struct em28xx *dev)
 		 "V4L2 extension successfully initialized\n");
 
 	kref_get(&dev->ref);
-
+	kref_get(&v4l2->ref);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
 	return 0;