diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
index e58cb8434daf..12b7f698f562 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
@@ -800,6 +800,11 @@ static int dvb_demux_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&dmxdev->mutex))
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
+	if (dmxdev->exit) {
+		mutex_unlock(&dmxdev->mutex);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < dmxdev->filternum; i++)
 		if (dmxdev->filter[i].state == DMXDEV_STATE_FREE)
 			break;
@@ -1458,7 +1463,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_dmxdev_init);
 
 void dvb_dmxdev_release(struct dmxdev *dmxdev)
 {
+	mutex_lock(&dmxdev->mutex);
 	dmxdev->exit = 1;
+	mutex_unlock(&dmxdev->mutex);
+
 	if (dmxdev->dvbdev->users > 1) {
 		wait_event(dmxdev->dvbdev->wait_queue,
 				dmxdev->dvbdev->users == 1);