diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-core.c b/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
index d3b4e5661c83713a363d457d2b8bd75f73fb6b41..1362b4aab47327f95088476d0c45fc0ca48d611e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
@@ -803,7 +803,6 @@ static struct video_device *vdev_init(struct saa7134_dev *dev,
 	*vfd = *template;
 	vfd->v4l2_dev  = &dev->v4l2_dev;
 	vfd->release = video_device_release;
-	vfd->debug   = video_debug;
 	snprintf(vfd->name, sizeof(vfd->name), "%s %s (%s)",
 		 dev->name, type, saa7134_boards[dev->board].name);
 	set_bit(V4L2_FL_USE_FH_PRIO, &vfd->flags);