diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-cec.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-cec.c
index ac1e001d08829..70ab4fbdc23ed 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-cec.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-cec.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static int dw_hdmi_cec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = cec_register_adapter(cec->adap, pdev->dev.parent);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cec->notify);
+		cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cec->notify, cec->adap);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static int dw_hdmi_cec_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct dw_hdmi_cec *cec = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cec->notify);
+	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cec->notify, cec->adap);
 	cec_unregister_adapter(cec->adap);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda9950.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda9950.c
index a5a75bdeb7a5f..5b03fdd1eaa40 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda9950.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda9950.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ static int tda9950_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	ret = cec_register_adapter(priv->adap, priv->hdmi);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(priv->notify);
+		cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(priv->notify, priv->adap);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static int tda9950_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct tda9950_priv *priv = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
-	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(priv->notify);
+	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(priv->notify, priv->adap);
 	cec_unregister_adapter(priv->adap);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/media/cec/cec-notifier.c b/drivers/media/cec/cec-notifier.c
index 4d82a5522072e..7cf42b133dbc1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/cec/cec-notifier.c
+++ b/drivers/media/cec/cec-notifier.c
@@ -153,13 +153,14 @@ cec_notifier_cec_adap_register(struct device *hdmi_dev, const char *conn_name,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cec_notifier_cec_adap_register);
 
-void cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(struct cec_notifier *n)
+void cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(struct cec_notifier *n,
+				      struct cec_adapter *adap)
 {
 	if (!n)
 		return;
 
 	mutex_lock(&n->lock);
-	n->cec_adap->notifier = NULL;
+	adap->notifier = NULL;
 	n->cec_adap = NULL;
 	n->callback = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&n->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/cros-ec-cec/cros-ec-cec.c b/drivers/media/platform/cros-ec-cec/cros-ec-cec.c
index 4a3b3810fd895..f048e89947850 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/cros-ec-cec/cros-ec-cec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/cros-ec-cec/cros-ec-cec.c
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ static int cros_ec_cec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 out_probe_notify:
-	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cros_ec_cec->notify);
+	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cros_ec_cec->notify,
+					 cros_ec_cec->adap);
 out_probe_adapter:
 	cec_delete_adapter(cros_ec_cec->adap);
 	return ret;
@@ -335,7 +336,8 @@ static int cros_ec_cec_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cros_ec_cec->notify);
+	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cros_ec_cec->notify,
+					 cros_ec_cec->adap);
 	cec_unregister_adapter(cros_ec_cec->adap);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/meson/ao-cec-g12a.c b/drivers/media/platform/meson/ao-cec-g12a.c
index 3b39e875292e4..70f875b4a01e0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/meson/ao-cec-g12a.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/meson/ao-cec-g12a.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ static int meson_ao_cec_g12a_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	clk_disable_unprepare(ao_cec->core);
 
 out_probe_notify:
-	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(ao_cec->notify);
+	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(ao_cec->notify, ao_cec->adap);
 
 out_probe_adapter:
 	cec_delete_adapter(ao_cec->adap);
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ static int meson_ao_cec_g12a_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(ao_cec->core);
 
-	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(ao_cec->notify);
+	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(ao_cec->notify, ao_cec->adap);
 
 	cec_unregister_adapter(ao_cec->adap);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/meson/ao-cec.c b/drivers/media/platform/meson/ao-cec.c
index 64ed549bf0120..92859a6d006f8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/meson/ao-cec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/meson/ao-cec.c
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ static int meson_ao_cec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	clk_disable_unprepare(ao_cec->core);
 
 out_probe_notify:
-	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(ao_cec->notify);
+	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(ao_cec->notify, ao_cec->adap);
 
 out_probe_adapter:
 	cec_delete_adapter(ao_cec->adap);
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ static int meson_ao_cec_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(ao_cec->core);
 
-	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(ao_cec->notify);
+	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(ao_cec->notify, ao_cec->adap);
 	cec_unregister_adapter(ao_cec->adap);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-cec/s5p_cec.c b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-cec/s5p_cec.c
index 6ddcc35b0bbda..2a3e7ffefe0a2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-cec/s5p_cec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-cec/s5p_cec.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static int s5p_cec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 err_notifier:
-	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cec->notifier);
+	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cec->notifier, cec->adap);
 
 err_delete_adapter:
 	cec_delete_adapter(cec->adap);
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static int s5p_cec_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct s5p_cec_dev *cec = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cec->notifier);
+	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cec->notifier, cec->adap);
 	cec_unregister_adapter(cec->adap);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/seco-cec/seco-cec.c b/drivers/media/platform/seco-cec/seco-cec.c
index 9cd60fe1867c9..54b0d51e9c553 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/seco-cec/seco-cec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/seco-cec/seco-cec.c
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ static int secocec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return ret;
 
 err_notifier:
-	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(secocec->notifier);
+	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(secocec->notifier, secocec->cec_adap);
 err_delete_adapter:
 	cec_delete_adapter(secocec->cec_adap);
 err:
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static int secocec_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "IR disabled");
 	}
-	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(secocec->notifier);
+	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(secocec->notifier, secocec->cec_adap);
 	cec_unregister_adapter(secocec->cec_adap);
 
 	release_region(BRA_SMB_BASE_ADDR, 7);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/sti/cec/stih-cec.c b/drivers/media/platform/sti/cec/stih-cec.c
index 8118c7365d3f3..f0c73e64b586e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/sti/cec/stih-cec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/sti/cec/stih-cec.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static int stih_cec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 err_notifier:
-	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cec->notifier);
+	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cec->notifier, cec->adap);
 
 err_delete_adapter:
 	cec_delete_adapter(cec->adap);
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ static int stih_cec_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct stih_cec *cec = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cec->notifier);
+	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cec->notifier, cec->adap);
 	cec_unregister_adapter(cec->adap);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/tegra-cec/tegra_cec.c b/drivers/media/platform/tegra-cec/tegra_cec.c
index a632602131f21..a99caac59f444 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/tegra-cec/tegra_cec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/tegra-cec/tegra_cec.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static int tegra_cec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 err_notifier:
-	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cec->notifier);
+	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cec->notifier, cec->adap);
 err_adapter:
 	cec_delete_adapter(cec->adap);
 err_clk:
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ static int tegra_cec_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(cec->clk);
 
-	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cec->notifier);
+	cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(cec->notifier, cec->adap);
 	cec_unregister_adapter(cec->adap);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/media/cec-notifier.h b/include/media/cec-notifier.h
index f161f8a493aca..985afea1ee362 100644
--- a/include/media/cec-notifier.h
+++ b/include/media/cec-notifier.h
@@ -93,8 +93,10 @@ cec_notifier_cec_adap_register(struct device *hdmi_dev, const char *conn_name,
  * cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister - decrease refcount and delete when the
  * refcount reaches 0.
  * @n: notifier. If NULL, then this function does nothing.
+ * @adap: the cec adapter that registered this notifier.
  */
-void cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(struct cec_notifier *n);
+void cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(struct cec_notifier *n,
+				      struct cec_adapter *adap);
 
 /**
  * cec_notifier_set_phys_addr - set a new physical address.
@@ -160,7 +162,8 @@ cec_notifier_cec_adap_register(struct device *hdmi_dev, const char *conn_name,
 	return (struct cec_notifier *)0xdeadfeed;
 }
 
-static inline void cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(struct cec_notifier *n)
+static inline void cec_notifier_cec_adap_unregister(struct cec_notifier *n,
+						    struct cec_adapter *adap)
 {
 }