diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index d485d5f6cc88..3ad83359098b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -150,11 +150,8 @@ static void __dvb_frontend_free(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 
 	dvb_frontend_invoke_release(fe, fe->ops.release);
 
-	if (!fepriv)
-		return;
-
-	kfree(fepriv);
-	fe->frontend_priv = NULL;
+	if (fepriv)
+		kfree(fepriv);
 }
 
 static void dvb_frontend_free(struct kref *ref)