}
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEDIA_ATTACH
+#define dvb_attach_sdr(FUNCTION, ARGS...) ({ \
+       void *__r = NULL; \
+       typeof(&FUNCTION) __a = symbol_request(FUNCTION); \
+       if (__a) { \
+               __r = (void *) __a(ARGS); \
+               if (__r == NULL) \
+                       symbol_put(FUNCTION); \
+       } \
+       __r; \
+})
+
+#else
+#define dvb_attach_sdr(FUNCTION, ARGS...) ({ \
+       FUNCTION(ARGS); \
+})
+
+#endif
+
 static int rtl28xxu_disable_rc;
 module_param_named(disable_rc, rtl28xxu_disable_rc, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_rc, "disable RTL2832U remote controller");
                                adap->fe[0]->ops.tuner_ops.get_rf_strength;
 
                /* attach SDR */
-               dvb_attach(rtl2832_sdr_attach, adap->fe[0], &d->i2c_adap,
+               dvb_attach_sdr(rtl2832_sdr_attach, adap->fe[0], &d->i2c_adap,
                                &rtl28xxu_rtl2832_fc0012_config, NULL);
                break;
        case TUNER_RTL2832_FC0013:
                                adap->fe[0]->ops.tuner_ops.get_rf_strength;
 
                /* attach SDR */
-               dvb_attach(rtl2832_sdr_attach, adap->fe[0], &d->i2c_adap,
+               dvb_attach_sdr(rtl2832_sdr_attach, adap->fe[0], &d->i2c_adap,
                                &rtl28xxu_rtl2832_fc0013_config, NULL);
                break;
        case TUNER_RTL2832_E4000: {
                        i2c_set_adapdata(i2c_adap_internal, d);
 
                        /* attach SDR */
-                       dvb_attach(rtl2832_sdr_attach, adap->fe[0],
+                       dvb_attach_sdr(rtl2832_sdr_attach, adap->fe[0],
                                        i2c_adap_internal,
                                        &rtl28xxu_rtl2832_e4000_config, sd);
                }
                                adap->fe[0]->ops.tuner_ops.get_rf_strength;
 
                /* attach SDR */
-               dvb_attach(rtl2832_sdr_attach, adap->fe[0], &d->i2c_adap,
+               dvb_attach_sdr(rtl2832_sdr_attach, adap->fe[0], &d->i2c_adap,
                                &rtl28xxu_rtl2832_r820t_config, NULL);
                break;
        case TUNER_RTL2832_R828D: