diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
index 44225b186f6df4a42945a8f9998361558d470451..59ba60659a3e7b38f182bdcdc581fbb58855af75 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
@@ -1479,11 +1479,8 @@ static int dvb_net_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	dvb_generic_release(inode, file);
 
-	if(dvbdev->users == 1 && dvbnet->exit == 1) {
-		fops_put(file->f_op);
-		file->f_op = NULL;
+	if(dvbdev->users == 1 && dvbnet->exit == 1)
 		wake_up(&dvbdev->wait_queue);
-	}
 	return 0;
 }