diff --git a/drivers/media/media-devnode.c b/drivers/media/media-devnode.c
index cea35bf20011..29409f440f1c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/media-devnode.c
+++ b/drivers/media/media-devnode.c
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ static int media_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		ret = mdev->fops->open(filp);
 		if (ret) {
 			put_device(&mdev->dev);
+			filp->private_data = NULL;
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}