diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-cards.c b/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-cards.c
index 875a7ce947361ffb720ced4e811dd909cb03b15b..8ed460d692e0485925c156d0314e9ee50756c634 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-cards.c
@@ -861,7 +861,6 @@ void cx231xx_release_resources(struct cx231xx *dev)
 	kfree(dev->sliced_cc_mode.alt_max_pkt_size);
 	kfree(dev->ts1_mode.alt_max_pkt_size);
 	kfree(dev);
-	dev = NULL;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-video.c b/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-video.c
index 829a41b0c9ef5c77edc7095164debac2120f284c..7f916f0685e9be77fa596035bf78714a40a8b0fe 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-video.c
@@ -2319,8 +2319,7 @@ static int cx231xx_v4l2_close(struct file *filp)
 			if (dev->state & DEV_DISCONNECTED) {
 				if (atomic_read(&dev->devlist_count) > 0) {
 					cx231xx_release_resources(dev);
-					kfree(dev);
-					dev = NULL;
+					fh->dev = NULL;
 					return 0;
 				}
 				return 0;
@@ -2350,8 +2349,7 @@ static int cx231xx_v4l2_close(struct file *filp)
 		   free the remaining resources */
 		if (dev->state & DEV_DISCONNECTED) {
 			cx231xx_release_resources(dev);
-			kfree(dev);
-			dev = NULL;
+			fh->dev = NULL;
 			return 0;
 		}