diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-firmware.c b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-firmware.c
index d0feabf9308023e3f2632cda4b27b10988e1daf3..425eb1063904726d15097f3696079497654af9e4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-firmware.c
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ static int load_fw_direct(const char *fn, volatile u8 __iomem *mem, struct ivtv
 			dst++;
 			src++;
 		}
-		release_firmware(fw);
 		IVTV_INFO("Loaded %s firmware (%zd bytes)\n", fn, fw->size);
+		release_firmware(fw);
 		return size;
 	}
 	IVTV_ERR("Unable to open firmware %s (must be %ld bytes)\n", fn, size);