diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-core.c b/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-core.c
index cc535ca713d2..3ff5fc00c09d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-core.c
@@ -903,13 +903,13 @@ static int cx25840_detect_client(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address,
 	state->vbi_line_offset = 8;
 	state->id = id;
 
+	i2c_attach_client(client);
+
 	if (state->is_cx25836)
 		cx25836_initialize(client);
 	else
 		cx25840_initialize(client, 1);
 
-	i2c_attach_client(client);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-firmware.c b/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-firmware.c
index 1958d4016ea1..0e86b9d033ac 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-firmware.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  */
 #define FWSEND 48
 
-#define FWDEV(x) &((x)->adapter->dev)
+#define FWDEV(x) &((x)->dev)
 
 static char *firmware = FWFILE;