diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
index 7cfed24054d0..3c8bc75e4d6c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
@@ -168,7 +168,9 @@ static int dvb_dvr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 			mutex_unlock(&dmxdev->mutex);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
-		dvb_ringbuffer_init(&dmxdev->dvr_buffer, mem, DVR_BUFFER_SIZE);
+		dmxdev->dvr_buffer.data = mem;
+		dmxdev->dvr_buffer.size = DVR_BUFFER_SIZE;
+		dvb_ringbuffer_reset(&dmxdev->dvr_buffer);
 		if (dmxdev->may_do_mmap)
 			dvb_vb2_init(&dmxdev->dvr_vb2_ctx, "dvr",
 				     &dmxdev->mutex,