diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/tm6000/tm6000-dvb.c b/drivers/media/usb/tm6000/tm6000-dvb.c
index 3a4e545c603745126c4a4e8f6bfdbc58a54f1092..3db2fd7f5d7c49a2ec768d26a73374921fd7e82c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/tm6000/tm6000-dvb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/tm6000/tm6000-dvb.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ static void tm6000_urb_received(struct urb *urb)
 			printk(KERN_ERR "tm6000:  error %s\n", __func__);
 			kfree(urb->transfer_buffer);
 			usb_free_urb(urb);
+			dev->dvb->bulk_urb = NULL;
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ static int tm6000_start_stream(struct tm6000_core *dev)
 	dvb->bulk_urb->transfer_buffer = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dvb->bulk_urb->transfer_buffer) {
 		usb_free_urb(dvb->bulk_urb);
+		dvb->bulk_urb = NULL;
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@ static int tm6000_start_stream(struct tm6000_core *dev)
 
 		kfree(dvb->bulk_urb->transfer_buffer);
 		usb_free_urb(dvb->bulk_urb);
+		dvb->bulk_urb = NULL;
 		return ret;
 	}