diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-dvb.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-dvb.c
index 469f93aac008..726f01ccedf0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-dvb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-dvb.c
@@ -1338,7 +1338,8 @@ static int dvb_init(struct saa7134_dev *dev)
 	return ret;
 
 dettach_frontend:
-	dvb_frontend_detach(dev->dvb.frontend);
+	if (dev->dvb.frontend)
+		dvb_frontend_detach(dev->dvb.frontend);
 	dev->dvb.frontend = NULL;
 
 	return -1;