diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/r820t.c b/drivers/media/tuners/r820t.c
index 4835021aa3b6c21239123e01a4ae05436afd41ff..64f97389d5b037bf41151ee0ecd4837f96cb9041 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/r820t.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/r820t.c
@@ -2256,7 +2256,6 @@ static int r820t_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 
 	mutex_unlock(&r820t_list_mutex);
 
-	kfree(fe->tuner_priv);
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
 
 	return 0;