diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
index 4a5834a1c3b7..a3393cd4e584 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ int dvb_register_device(struct dvb_adapter *adap, struct dvb_device **pdvbdev,
 		dvb_media_device_free(dvbdev);
 		kfree(dvbdevfops);
 		kfree(dvbdev);
-		up_write(&minor_rwsem);
 		mutex_unlock(&dvbdev_register_lock);
 		return ret;
 	}