diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/Makefile b/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/Makefile
index 5872feb266a6..c8f8598a2b86 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cx25821-y   := cx25821-core.o cx25821-cards.o cx25821-i2c.o \
 		       cx25821-gpio.o cx25821-medusa-video.o \
-		       cx25821-video.o cx25821-video-upstream.o
+		       cx25821-video.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX25821) += cx25821.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX25821_ALSA) += cx25821-alsa.o
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/cx25821-core.c b/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/cx25821-core.c
index c1ea24e951f3..559f8293c53a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/cx25821-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/cx25821-core.c
@@ -965,11 +965,15 @@ void cx25821_dev_unregister(struct cx25821_dev *dev)
 
 	release_mem_region(dev->base_io_addr, pci_resource_len(dev->pci, 0));
 
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_VID_CHANNEL_NUM - 1; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_VID_CAP_CHANNEL_NUM - 1; i++) {
 		if (i == SRAM_CH08) /* audio channel */
 			continue;
+		/*
+		 * TODO: enable when video output is properly
+		 * supported.
 		if (i == SRAM_CH09 || i == SRAM_CH10)
 			cx25821_free_mem_upstream(&dev->channels[i]);
+		 */
 		cx25821_video_unregister(dev, i);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/cx25821-video.c b/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/cx25821-video.c
index 827c3c036ba3..7bc495e4ece2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/cx25821-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/cx25821-video.c
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ int cx25821_video_register(struct cx25821_dev *dev)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->slock);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_VID_CHANNEL_NUM - 1; ++i) {
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_VID_CAP_CHANNEL_NUM - 1; ++i) {
 		struct cx25821_channel *chan = &dev->channels[i];
 		struct video_device *vdev = &chan->vdev;
 		struct v4l2_ctrl_handler *hdl = &chan->hdl;
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/cx25821.h b/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/cx25821.h
index 34c5ff136598..d81a08a2df4f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/cx25821.h
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/cx25821/cx25821.h
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@
 
 #define CX25821_BOARD_CONEXANT_ATHENA10 1
 #define MAX_VID_CHANNEL_NUM     12
+
+/*
+ * Maximum capture-only channels. This can go away once video/audio output
+ * is fully supported in this driver.
+ */
+#define MAX_VID_CAP_CHANNEL_NUM     10
+
 #define VID_CHANNEL_NUM 8
 
 struct cx25821_fmt {