diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ddbridge/ddbridge-core.c b/drivers/media/pci/ddbridge/ddbridge-core.c
index 66b520d131a0..e051a691eb42 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ddbridge/ddbridge-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ddbridge/ddbridge-core.c
@@ -738,8 +738,13 @@ static unsigned int ts_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 static int ts_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct dvb_device *dvbdev = file->private_data;
-	struct ddb_output *output = dvbdev->priv;
-	struct ddb_input *input = output->port->input[0];
+	struct ddb_output *output = NULL;
+	struct ddb_input *input = NULL;
+
+	if (dvbdev) {
+		output = dvbdev->priv;
+		input = output->port->input[0];
+	}
 
 	if ((file->f_flags & O_ACCMODE) == O_RDONLY) {
 		if (!input)
@@ -757,8 +762,13 @@ static int ts_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct dvb_device *dvbdev = file->private_data;
-	struct ddb_output *output = dvbdev->priv;
-	struct ddb_input *input = output->port->input[0];
+	struct ddb_output *output = NULL;
+	struct ddb_input *input = NULL;
+
+	if (dvbdev) {
+		output = dvbdev->priv;
+		input = output->port->input[0];
+	}
 
 	if ((file->f_flags & O_ACCMODE) == O_RDONLY) {
 		if (!input)