diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/vpe.c b/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/vpe.c
index f3143ac424a7..578c0c637e2c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/vpe.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/vpe.c
@@ -2005,7 +2005,7 @@ static struct video_device vpe_videodev = {
 	.fops		= &vpe_fops,
 	.ioctl_ops	= &vpe_ioctl_ops,
 	.minor		= -1,
-	.release	= video_device_release,
+	.release	= video_device_release_empty,
 	.vfl_dir	= VFL_DIR_M2M,
 };