diff --git a/drivers/media/video/c-qcam.c b/drivers/media/video/c-qcam.c
index 2196c1d..17aa0ad 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/c-qcam.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/c-qcam.c
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@
 {
 	.name		= "Colour QuickCam",
 	.fops           = &qcam_fops,
+	.release 	= video_device_release_empty,
 };
 
 /* Initialize the QuickCam driver control structure. */