{
        struct dvb_demux *demux = feed->demux;
        struct cx18_stream *stream = (struct cx18_stream *) demux->priv;
-       struct cx18 *cx = stream->cx;
+       struct cx18 *cx;
        int ret;
        u32 v;
 
+       if (!stream)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       cx = stream->cx;
        CX18_DEBUG_INFO("Start feed: pid = 0x%x index = %d\n",
                        feed->pid, feed->index);
 
        if (!demux->dmx.frontend)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       if (!stream)
-               return -EINVAL;
-
        mutex_lock(&stream->dvb.feedlock);
        if (stream->dvb.feeding++ == 0) {
                CX18_DEBUG_INFO("Starting Transport DMA\n");
 {
        struct dvb_demux *demux = feed->demux;
        struct cx18_stream *stream = (struct cx18_stream *)demux->priv;
-       struct cx18 *cx = stream->cx;
+       struct cx18 *cx;
        int ret = -EINVAL;
 
-       CX18_DEBUG_INFO("Stop feed: pid = 0x%x index = %d\n",
-                       feed->pid, feed->index);
-
        if (stream) {
+               cx = stream->cx;
+               CX18_DEBUG_INFO("Stop feed: pid = 0x%x index = %d\n",
+                               feed->pid, feed->index);
+
                mutex_lock(&stream->dvb.feedlock);
                if (--stream->dvb.feeding == 0) {
                        CX18_DEBUG_INFO("Stopping Transport DMA\n");