diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ngene/ngene-core.c b/drivers/media/pci/ngene/ngene-core.c
index 8c92cb7f7e72f7af8ca6411ec60db81c8b95bbaa..80db777cb7ec998ee0238f0d5c0817b83e4201d9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ngene/ngene-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ngene/ngene-core.c
@@ -1562,9 +1562,8 @@ static int init_channels(struct ngene *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct cxd2099_cfg cxd_cfg = {
+static const struct cxd2099_cfg cxd_cfgtmpl = {
 	.bitrate = 62000,
-	.adr = 0x40,
 	.polarity = 0,
 	.clock_mode = 0,
 };
@@ -1572,18 +1571,52 @@ static struct cxd2099_cfg cxd_cfg = {
 static void cxd_attach(struct ngene *dev)
 {
 	struct ngene_ci *ci = &dev->ci;
+	struct cxd2099_cfg cxd_cfg = cxd_cfgtmpl;
+	struct i2c_client *client;
+	struct i2c_board_info board_info = {
+		.type = "cxd2099",
+		.addr = 0x40,
+		.platform_data = &cxd_cfg,
+	};
+
+	cxd_cfg.en = &ci->en;
+
+	request_module(board_info.type);
+
+	client = i2c_new_device(&dev->channel[0].i2c_adapter, &board_info);
+	if (!client || !client->dev.driver)
+		goto err_ret;
+
+	if (!try_module_get(client->dev.driver->owner))
+		goto err_i2c;
+
+	if (!ci->en)
+		goto err_i2c;
 
-	ci->en = cxd2099_attach(&cxd_cfg, dev, &dev->channel[0].i2c_adapter);
 	ci->dev = dev;
+	dev->channel[0].i2c_client[0] = client;
+	return;
+
+err_i2c:
+	i2c_unregister_device(client);
+err_ret:
+	printk(KERN_ERR DEVICE_NAME ": CXD2099AR attach failed\n");
 	return;
 }
 
 static void cxd_detach(struct ngene *dev)
 {
 	struct ngene_ci *ci = &dev->ci;
+	struct i2c_client *client;
 
 	dvb_ca_en50221_release(ci->en);
-	kfree(ci->en);
+
+	client = dev->channel[0].i2c_client[0];
+	if (client) {
+		module_put(client->dev.driver->owner);
+		i2c_unregister_device(client);
+	}
+
 	ci->en = NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ngene/ngene.h b/drivers/media/pci/ngene/ngene.h
index 02dbd18f92d09345df388ec01f1ea16bc7827ebc..caf8602c74590f54f4db03269f9e6755427f765d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ngene/ngene.h
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ngene/ngene.h
@@ -630,6 +630,7 @@ struct ngene_vopen {
 struct ngene_channel {
 	struct device         device;
 	struct i2c_adapter    i2c_adapter;
+	struct i2c_client    *i2c_client[1];
 
 	struct ngene         *dev;
 	int                   number;