diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index 2465b0d7f43c18b93b0d6c9d2af46a98598e14fd..667c5e7aaa3ef16821f0379d13f1c1c9c7d1a228 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -2756,6 +2756,7 @@ void dvb_frontend_detach(struct dvb_frontend* fe)
 	dvb_frontend_invoke_release(fe, fe->ops.release_sec);
 	dvb_frontend_invoke_release(fe, fe->ops.tuner_ops.release);
 	dvb_frontend_invoke_release(fe, fe->ops.analog_ops.release);
+	dvb_frontend_invoke_release(fe, fe->ops.detach);
 	dvb_frontend_invoke_release(fe, fe->ops.release);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_frontend_detach);
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
index 5bfb16bf188f4aa987135319be8f5623e4dfce70..d5355718f365cd3884ed0eb8d092fe7d6ffe19b3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
@@ -330,7 +330,11 @@ struct dtv_frontend_properties;
  *
  * @info:		embedded struct dvb_tuner_info with tuner properties
  * @delsys:		Delivery systems supported by the frontend
- * @release:		callback function called when frontend is dettached.
+ * @detach:		callback function called when frontend is detached.
+ *			drivers should clean up, but not yet free the struct
+ *			dvb_frontend allocation.
+ * @release:		callback function called when frontend is ready to be
+ *			freed.
  *			drivers should free any allocated memory.
  * @release_sec:	callback function requesting that the Satelite Equipment
  *			Control (SEC) driver to release and free any memory
@@ -415,6 +419,7 @@ struct dvb_frontend_ops {
 
 	u8 delsys[MAX_DELSYS];
 
+	void (*detach)(struct dvb_frontend *fe);
 	void (*release)(struct dvb_frontend* fe);
 	void (*release_sec)(struct dvb_frontend* fe);