diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/pctv452e.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/pctv452e.c
index 601ade7ca48d176998765b1277b103b5dd411c12..3b7f8298b24dba5fb3b49198097cbcff46b43743 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/pctv452e.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/pctv452e.c
@@ -913,6 +913,14 @@ static int pctv452e_frontend_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *a)
 						&a->dev->i2c_adap);
 	if (!a->fe_adap[0].fe)
 		return -ENODEV;
+
+	/*
+	 * dvb_frontend will call dvb_detach for both stb0899_detach
+	 * and stb0899_release but we only do dvb_attach(stb0899_attach).
+	 * Increment the module refcount instead.
+	 */
+	symbol_get(stb0899_attach);
+
 	if ((dvb_attach(lnbp22_attach, a->fe_adap[0].fe,
 					&a->dev->i2c_adap)) == NULL)
 		err("Cannot attach lnbp22\n");