struct tea5764_device {
        struct v4l2_device v4l2_dev;
        struct i2c_client               *i2c_client;
-       struct video_device             *videodev;
+       struct video_device             vdev;
        struct tea5764_regs             regs;
        struct mutex                    mutex;
 };
                                        struct v4l2_capability *v)
 {
        struct tea5764_device *radio = video_drvdata(file);
-       struct video_device *dev = radio->videodev;
+       struct video_device *dev = &radio->vdev;
 
        strlcpy(v->driver, dev->dev.driver->name, sizeof(v->driver));
        strlcpy(v->card, dev->name, sizeof(v->card));
        .name           = "TEA5764 FM-Radio",
        .fops           = &tea5764_fops,
        .ioctl_ops      = &tea5764_ioctl_ops,
-       .release        = video_device_release,
+       .release        = video_device_release_empty,
 };
 
 /* I2C probe: check if the device exists and register with v4l if it is */
                goto errunreg;
        }
 
-       radio->videodev = video_device_alloc();
-       if (!(radio->videodev)) {
-               ret = -ENOMEM;
-               goto errunreg;
-       }
-       *radio->videodev = tea5764_radio_template;
+       radio->vdev = tea5764_radio_template;
 
        i2c_set_clientdata(client, radio);
-       video_set_drvdata(radio->videodev, radio);
-       radio->videodev->lock = &radio->mutex;
-       radio->videodev->v4l2_dev = v4l2_dev;
+       video_set_drvdata(&radio->vdev, radio);
+       radio->vdev.lock = &radio->mutex;
+       radio->vdev.v4l2_dev = v4l2_dev;
 
        /* initialize and power off the chip */
        tea5764_i2c_read(radio);
        tea5764_mute(radio, 1);
        tea5764_power_down(radio);
 
-       ret = video_register_device(radio->videodev, VFL_TYPE_RADIO, radio_nr);
+       ret = video_register_device(&radio->vdev, VFL_TYPE_RADIO, radio_nr);
        if (ret < 0) {
                PWARN("Could not register video device!");
-               goto errrel;
+               goto errunreg;
        }
 
        PINFO("registered.");
        return 0;
-errrel:
-       video_device_release(radio->videodev);
 errunreg:
        v4l2_device_unregister(v4l2_dev);
 errfr:
        PDEBUG("remove");
        if (radio) {
                tea5764_power_down(radio);
-               video_unregister_device(radio->videodev);
+               video_unregister_device(&radio->vdev);
                v4l2_device_unregister(&radio->v4l2_dev);
                kfree(radio);
        }