diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bt878.c b/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bt878.c
index d4bc78b4fcb5c..cbf855d78785e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bt878.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bt878.c
@@ -494,6 +494,9 @@ static int bt878_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 	btwrite(0, BT878_AINT_MASK);
 	bt878_num++;
 
+	if (!bt->tasklet.func)
+		tasklet_disable(&bt->tasklet);
+
 	return 0;
 
       fail2: