diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gl860/gl860.c b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gl860/gl860.c
index c84e26006fc386afef472a7a09fa52e4a6b572d5..c549574c1c7ea195744e083bf5c94b2aa8d36239 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gl860/gl860.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gl860/gl860.c
@@ -405,6 +405,9 @@ static void sd_stop0(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev)
 {
 	struct sd *sd = (struct sd *) gspca_dev;
 
+	if (!sd->gspca_dev.present)
+		return;
+
 	return sd->dev_post_unset_alt(gspca_dev);
 }