diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/video-i2c.c b/drivers/media/i2c/video-i2c.c
index 4d49af86c15e..ec0758dca2fc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/video-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/video-i2c.c
@@ -510,7 +510,12 @@ static const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops video_i2c_ioctl_ops = {
 
 static void video_i2c_release(struct video_device *vdev)
 {
-	kfree(video_get_drvdata(vdev));
+	struct video_i2c_data *data = video_get_drvdata(vdev);
+
+	v4l2_device_unregister(&data->v4l2_dev);
+	mutex_destroy(&data->lock);
+	mutex_destroy(&data->queue_lock);
+	kfree(data);
 }
 
 static int video_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
@@ -608,10 +613,6 @@ static int video_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct video_i2c_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
 	video_unregister_device(&data->vdev);
-	v4l2_device_unregister(&data->v4l2_dev);
-
-	mutex_destroy(&data->lock);
-	mutex_destroy(&data->queue_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }