diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/video/video.c b/drivers/staging/most/video/video.c
index f846bb343b2e..78234620d48d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/video/video.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/video/video.c
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ static int comp_register_videodev(struct most_video_dev *mdev)
 
 	/* Fill the video capture device struct */
 	*mdev->vdev = comp_videodev_template;
+	mdev->vdev->release = video_device_release_empty;
 	mdev->vdev->v4l2_dev = &mdev->v4l2_dev;
 	mdev->vdev->lock = &mdev->lock;
 	snprintf(mdev->vdev->name, sizeof(mdev->vdev->name), "MOST: %s",
@@ -432,9 +433,13 @@ static int comp_register_videodev(struct most_video_dev *mdev)
 		v4l2_err(&mdev->v4l2_dev, "video_register_device failed (%d)\n",
 			 ret);
 		video_device_release(mdev->vdev);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	mdev->vdev->release = video_device_release;
+
+	return 0;
+
 }
 
 static void comp_unregister_videodev(struct most_video_dev *mdev)