diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832_sdr.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832_sdr.c
index c564485e3bbb..c1f5f07c42a8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832_sdr.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832_sdr.c
@@ -1477,14 +1477,22 @@ static void rtl2832_sdr_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "\n");
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->vb_queue_lock);
-	mutex_lock(&dev->v4l2_lock);
-	/* No need to keep the urbs around after disconnection */
-	dev->udev = NULL;
+	/*
+	 * vb2_video_unregister_device() releases the vb2 queue, which
+	 * triggers rtl2832_sdr_stop_streaming() if streaming is active.
+	 * stop_streaming() uses dev->udev to free URBs and coherent DMA
+	 * stream buffers via usb_free_coherent(), so it must run before
+	 * dev->udev is cleared. vb2_video_unregister_device() locks
+	 * vb_queue_lock internally and stop_streaming() locks v4l2_lock,
+	 * so neither may be held by the caller.
+	 */
 	v4l2_device_disconnect(&dev->v4l2_dev);
-	video_unregister_device(&dev->vdev);
+	vb2_video_unregister_device(&dev->vdev);
+
+	mutex_lock(&dev->v4l2_lock);
+	dev->udev = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->v4l2_lock);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->vb_queue_lock);
+
 	v4l2_device_put(&dev->v4l2_dev);
 	module_put(pdev->dev.parent->driver->owner);
 }