diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c b/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
index 4369f6d..0e71a22 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
@@ -178,8 +178,11 @@
 	}
 
 	/* discard private data, in case set_type() was previously called */
+	if (t->release)
+		t->release(c);
 	kfree(t->priv);
 	t->priv = NULL;
+
 	switch (t->type) {
 	case TUNER_MT2032:
 		microtune_init(c);
@@ -561,6 +564,8 @@
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	if (t->release)
+		t->release(client);
 	kfree(t->priv);
 	kfree(t);
 	return 0;