diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf.c
index 7865fa0a8295716502317f2e0a8deada3552ba0d..cd5861a30b6f853a4eca87234624425087a3d236 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf.c
@@ -931,8 +931,6 @@ static int mxl111sf_init(struct dvb_usb_device *d)
 		  .len = sizeof(eeprom), .buf = eeprom },
 	};
 
-	mutex_init(&state->msg_lock);
-
 	ret = get_chip_info(state);
 	if (mxl_fail(ret))
 		pr_err("failed to get chip info during probe");
@@ -1074,6 +1072,14 @@ static int mxl111sf_get_stream_config_dvbt(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int mxl111sf_probe(struct dvb_usb_device *dev)
+{
+	struct mxl111sf_state *state = d_to_priv(dev);
+
+	mutex_init(&state->msg_lock);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct dvb_usb_device_properties mxl111sf_props_dvbt = {
 	.driver_name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
@@ -1083,6 +1089,7 @@ static struct dvb_usb_device_properties mxl111sf_props_dvbt = {
 	.generic_bulk_ctrl_endpoint = 0x02,
 	.generic_bulk_ctrl_endpoint_response = 0x81,
 
+	.probe             = mxl111sf_probe,
 	.i2c_algo          = &mxl111sf_i2c_algo,
 	.frontend_attach   = mxl111sf_frontend_attach_dvbt,
 	.tuner_attach      = mxl111sf_attach_tuner,
@@ -1124,6 +1131,7 @@ static struct dvb_usb_device_properties mxl111sf_props_atsc = {
 	.generic_bulk_ctrl_endpoint = 0x02,
 	.generic_bulk_ctrl_endpoint_response = 0x81,
 
+	.probe             = mxl111sf_probe,
 	.i2c_algo          = &mxl111sf_i2c_algo,
 	.frontend_attach   = mxl111sf_frontend_attach_atsc,
 	.tuner_attach      = mxl111sf_attach_tuner,
@@ -1165,6 +1173,7 @@ static struct dvb_usb_device_properties mxl111sf_props_mh = {
 	.generic_bulk_ctrl_endpoint = 0x02,
 	.generic_bulk_ctrl_endpoint_response = 0x81,
 
+	.probe             = mxl111sf_probe,
 	.i2c_algo          = &mxl111sf_i2c_algo,
 	.frontend_attach   = mxl111sf_frontend_attach_mh,
 	.tuner_attach      = mxl111sf_attach_tuner,
@@ -1233,6 +1242,7 @@ static struct dvb_usb_device_properties mxl111sf_props_atsc_mh = {
 	.generic_bulk_ctrl_endpoint = 0x02,
 	.generic_bulk_ctrl_endpoint_response = 0x81,
 
+	.probe             = mxl111sf_probe,
 	.i2c_algo          = &mxl111sf_i2c_algo,
 	.frontend_attach   = mxl111sf_frontend_attach_atsc_mh,
 	.tuner_attach      = mxl111sf_attach_tuner,
@@ -1311,6 +1321,7 @@ static struct dvb_usb_device_properties mxl111sf_props_mercury = {
 	.generic_bulk_ctrl_endpoint = 0x02,
 	.generic_bulk_ctrl_endpoint_response = 0x81,
 
+	.probe             = mxl111sf_probe,
 	.i2c_algo          = &mxl111sf_i2c_algo,
 	.frontend_attach   = mxl111sf_frontend_attach_mercury,
 	.tuner_attach      = mxl111sf_attach_tuner,
@@ -1381,6 +1392,7 @@ static struct dvb_usb_device_properties mxl111sf_props_mercury_mh = {
 	.generic_bulk_ctrl_endpoint = 0x02,
 	.generic_bulk_ctrl_endpoint_response = 0x81,
 
+	.probe             = mxl111sf_probe,
 	.i2c_algo          = &mxl111sf_i2c_algo,
 	.frontend_attach   = mxl111sf_frontend_attach_mercury_mh,
 	.tuner_attach      = mxl111sf_attach_tuner,