diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c
index 6f076d8e68da8c0db314e02302518a3f4c485fad..885cfddfc0f0dc1634dbb873a7e53a27f12d6bff 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ static int snd_ivtv_pcm_capture_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	/* See if the stream is available */
 	if (ivtv_claim_stream(&item, item.type)) {
 		/* No, it's already in use */
+		v4l2_fh_exit(&item.fh);
 		snd_ivtv_unlock(itvsc);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}