diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-input.c b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-input.c
index 5d12b14282e3dc19353f62831b3d5df1d7757f6f..679da480428113ec8d7da347e722bf36bde6e590 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-input.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-input.c
@@ -463,11 +463,11 @@ int em28xx_ir_fini(struct em28xx *dev)
 	if (!ir)
 		return 0;
 
-	em28xx_ir_stop(ir->rc);
-	rc_unregister_device(ir->rc);
-	kfree(ir);
+	if (ir->rc)
+		rc_unregister_device(ir->rc);
 
 	/* done */
+	kfree(ir);
 	dev->ir = NULL;
 	return 0;
 }