diff --git a/drivers/media/video/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c b/drivers/media/video/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c
index 2fc9865fd486..830d47b05e1d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c
@@ -373,9 +373,6 @@ static int hdpvr_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_I2C */
 
-	/* save our data pointer in this interface device */
-	usb_set_intfdata(interface, dev);
-
 	/* let the user know what node this device is now attached to */
 	v4l2_info(&dev->v4l2_dev, "device now attached to %s\n",
 		  video_device_node_name(dev->video_dev));
@@ -391,44 +388,24 @@ error:
 
 static void hdpvr_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
 {
-	struct hdpvr_device *dev;
-
-	dev = usb_get_intfdata(interface);
-	usb_set_intfdata(interface, NULL);
+	struct hdpvr_device *dev = to_hdpvr_dev(usb_get_intfdata(interface));
 
+	v4l2_info(&dev->v4l2_dev, "device %s disconnected\n",
+		  video_device_node_name(dev->video_dev));
 	/* prevent more I/O from starting and stop any ongoing */
 	mutex_lock(&dev->io_mutex);
 	dev->status = STATUS_DISCONNECTED;
-	v4l2_device_disconnect(&dev->v4l2_dev);
-	video_unregister_device(dev->video_dev);
 	wake_up_interruptible(&dev->wait_data);
 	wake_up_interruptible(&dev->wait_buffer);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->io_mutex);
+	v4l2_device_disconnect(&dev->v4l2_dev);
 	msleep(100);
 	flush_workqueue(dev->workqueue);
 	mutex_lock(&dev->io_mutex);
 	hdpvr_cancel_queue(dev);
-	destroy_workqueue(dev->workqueue);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->io_mutex);
-
-	/* deregister I2C adapter */
-#ifdef CONFIG_I2C
-	mutex_lock(&dev->i2c_mutex);
-	if (dev->i2c_adapter)
-		i2c_del_adapter(dev->i2c_adapter);
-	kfree(dev->i2c_adapter);
-	dev->i2c_adapter = NULL;
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->i2c_mutex);
-#endif /* CONFIG_I2C */
-
+	video_unregister_device(dev->video_dev);
 	atomic_dec(&dev_nr);
-
-	v4l2_info(&dev->v4l2_dev, "device %s disconnected\n",
-		  video_device_node_name(dev->video_dev));
-
-	v4l2_device_unregister(&dev->v4l2_dev);
-	kfree(dev->usbc_buf);
-	kfree(dev);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c b/drivers/media/video/hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c
index 196f82de48f0..d2f0ee29737f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c
@@ -1214,6 +1214,24 @@ static void hdpvr_device_release(struct video_device *vdev)
 	struct hdpvr_device *dev = video_get_drvdata(vdev);
 
 	hdpvr_delete(dev);
+	mutex_lock(&dev->io_mutex);
+	destroy_workqueue(dev->workqueue);
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->io_mutex);
+
+	v4l2_device_unregister(&dev->v4l2_dev);
+
+	/* deregister I2C adapter */
+#ifdef CONFIG_I2C
+	mutex_lock(&dev->i2c_mutex);
+	if (dev->i2c_adapter)
+		i2c_del_adapter(dev->i2c_adapter);
+	kfree(dev->i2c_adapter);
+	dev->i2c_adapter = NULL;
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->i2c_mutex);
+#endif /* CONFIG_I2C */
+
+	kfree(dev->usbc_buf);
+	kfree(dev);
 }
 
 static const struct video_device hdpvr_video_template = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/hdpvr/hdpvr.h b/drivers/media/video/hdpvr/hdpvr.h
index 49ae25d83d10..b0f046df3cd8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/hdpvr/hdpvr.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/hdpvr/hdpvr.h
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ struct hdpvr_device {
 	u8			*usbc_buf;
 };
 
+static inline struct hdpvr_device *to_hdpvr_dev(struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev)
+{
+	return container_of(v4l2_dev, struct hdpvr_device, v4l2_dev);
+}
+
 
 /* buffer one bulk urb of data */
 struct hdpvr_buffer {