diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
index 959fa2820259..ec9ebff28552 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ static void dvb_media_device_free(struct dvb_device *dvbdev)
 
 	if (dvbdev->adapter->conn) {
 		media_device_unregister_entity(dvbdev->adapter->conn);
+		kfree(dvbdev->adapter->conn);
 		dvbdev->adapter->conn = NULL;
 		kfree(dvbdev->adapter->conn_pads);
 		dvbdev->adapter->conn_pads = NULL;