diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-v4l2.c
index 2d8825e5b1be..6aa48e0ae731 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-v4l2.c
@@ -913,6 +913,15 @@ static void pvr2_v4l2_dev_destroy(struct pvr2_v4l2_dev *dip)
 }
 
 
+static void pvr2_v4l2_dev_disassociate_parent(struct pvr2_v4l2_dev *dip)
+{
+	if (!dip) return;
+	if (!dip->devbase.parent) return;
+	dip->devbase.parent = NULL;
+	device_move(&dip->devbase.dev, NULL, DPM_ORDER_NONE);
+}
+
+
 static void pvr2_v4l2_destroy_no_lock(struct pvr2_v4l2 *vp)
 {
 	if (vp->dev_video) {
@@ -943,6 +952,8 @@ static void pvr2_v4l2_internal_check(struct pvr2_channel *chp)
 	struct pvr2_v4l2 *vp;
 	vp = container_of(chp,struct pvr2_v4l2,channel);
 	if (!vp->channel.mc_head->disconnect_flag) return;
+	pvr2_v4l2_dev_disassociate_parent(vp->dev_video);
+	pvr2_v4l2_dev_disassociate_parent(vp->dev_radio);
 	if (vp->vfirst) return;
 	pvr2_v4l2_destroy_no_lock(vp);
 }
@@ -1250,12 +1261,13 @@ static void pvr2_v4l2_dev_init(struct pvr2_v4l2_dev *dip,
 			       struct pvr2_v4l2 *vp,
 			       int v4l_type)
 {
+	struct usb_device *usbdev;
 	int mindevnum;
 	int unit_number;
 	int *nr_ptr = NULL;
 	dip->v4lp = vp;
 
-
+	usbdev = pvr2_hdw_get_dev(vp->channel.mc_head->hdw);
 	dip->v4l_type = v4l_type;
 	switch (v4l_type) {
 	case VFL_TYPE_GRABBER:
@@ -1296,6 +1308,7 @@ static void pvr2_v4l2_dev_init(struct pvr2_v4l2_dev *dip,
 	if (nr_ptr && (unit_number >= 0) && (unit_number < PVR_NUM)) {
 		mindevnum = nr_ptr[unit_number];
 	}
+	dip->devbase.parent = &usbdev->dev;
 	if ((video_register_device(&dip->devbase,
 				   dip->v4l_type, mindevnum) < 0) &&
 	    (video_register_device(&dip->devbase,