diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/rtl28xxu.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/rtl28xxu.c
index 3ff4362585df..2bb71056ec3b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/rtl28xxu.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/rtl28xxu.c
@@ -1100,10 +1100,6 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct tua9001_config rtl2832u_tua9001_config = {
-	.i2c_addr = 0x60,
-};
-
 static const struct fc0012_config rtl2832u_fc0012_config = {
 	.i2c_address = 0x63, /* 0xc6 >> 1 */
 	.xtal_freq = FC_XTAL_28_8_MHZ,
@@ -1203,7 +1199,12 @@ static int rtl2832u_tuner_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
 			dev->i2c_client_tuner = client;
 		}
 		break;
-	case TUNER_RTL2832_TUA9001:
+	case TUNER_RTL2832_TUA9001: {
+		struct tua9001_platform_data tua9001_pdata = {
+			.dvb_frontend = adap->fe[0],
+		};
+		struct i2c_board_info board_info = {};
+
 		/* enable GPIO1 and GPIO4 as output */
 		ret = rtl28xxu_wr_reg_mask(d, SYS_GPIO_DIR, 0x00, 0x12);
 		if (ret)
@@ -1213,10 +1214,20 @@ static int rtl2832u_tuner_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
 		if (ret)
 			goto err;
 
-		fe = dvb_attach(tua9001_attach, adap->fe[0],
-				dev->demod_i2c_adapter,
-				&rtl2832u_tua9001_config);
+		strlcpy(board_info.type, "tua9001", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
+		board_info.addr = 0x60;
+		board_info.platform_data = &tua9001_pdata;
+		request_module("tua9001");
+		client = i2c_new_device(dev->demod_i2c_adapter, &board_info);
+		if (client == NULL || client->dev.driver == NULL)
+			break;
+		if (!try_module_get(client->dev.driver->owner)) {
+			i2c_unregister_device(client);
+			break;
+		}
+		dev->i2c_client_tuner = client;
 		break;
+	}
 	case TUNER_RTL2832_R820T:
 		fe = dvb_attach(r820t_attach, adap->fe[0],
 				dev->demod_i2c_adapter,