diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c
index 5326d86fa375..767c3635c941 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c
@@ -159,14 +159,12 @@ static int snd_ivtv_pcm_capture_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 	s = &itv->streams[IVTV_ENC_STREAM_TYPE_PCM];
 
-	v4l2_fh_init(&item.fh, &s->vdev);
 	item.itv = itv;
 	item.type = s->type;
 
 	/* See if the stream is available */
 	if (ivtv_claim_stream(&item, item.type)) {
 		/* No, it's already in use */
-		v4l2_fh_exit(&item.fh);
 		snd_ivtv_unlock(itvsc);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-driver.h b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-driver.h
index cafba6b1055d..79195aa3c6a3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-driver.h
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-driver.h
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ struct ivtv_queue {
 };
 
 struct ivtv;				/* forward reference */
+struct ivtv_open_id;
 
 struct ivtv_stream {
 	/* These first four fields are always set, even if the stream
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ struct ivtv_stream {
 	int type;			/* stream type */
 	u32 caps;			/* V4L2 capabilities */
 
-	struct v4l2_fh *fh;		/* pointer to the streaming filehandle */
+	struct ivtv_open_id *id;	/* pointer to the streaming ivtv_open_id */
 	spinlock_t qlock;		/* locks access to the queues */
 	unsigned long s_flags;		/* status flags, see above */
 	int dma;			/* can be PCI_DMA_TODEVICE, PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE or PCI_DMA_NONE */
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-fileops.c b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-fileops.c
index 043ac0ae9ed0..7769d5bc293d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-fileops.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-fileops.c
@@ -50,16 +50,16 @@ int ivtv_claim_stream(struct ivtv_open_id *id, int type)
 
 	if (test_and_set_bit(IVTV_F_S_CLAIMED, &s->s_flags)) {
 		/* someone already claimed this stream */
-		if (s->fh == &id->fh) {
+		if (s->id == id) {
 			/* yes, this file descriptor did. So that's OK. */
 			return 0;
 		}
-		if (s->fh == NULL && (type == IVTV_DEC_STREAM_TYPE_VBI ||
+		if (s->id == NULL && (type == IVTV_DEC_STREAM_TYPE_VBI ||
 					 type == IVTV_ENC_STREAM_TYPE_VBI)) {
 			/* VBI is handled already internally, now also assign
 			   the file descriptor to this stream for external
 			   reading of the stream. */
-			s->fh = &id->fh;
+			s->id = id;
 			IVTV_DEBUG_INFO("Start Read VBI\n");
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int ivtv_claim_stream(struct ivtv_open_id *id, int type)
 		IVTV_DEBUG_INFO("Stream %d is busy\n", type);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
-	s->fh = &id->fh;
+	s->id = id;
 	if (type == IVTV_DEC_STREAM_TYPE_VBI) {
 		/* Enable reinsertion interrupt */
 		ivtv_clear_irq_mask(itv, IVTV_IRQ_DEC_VBI_RE_INSERT);
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void ivtv_release_stream(struct ivtv_stream *s)
 	struct ivtv *itv = s->itv;
 	struct ivtv_stream *s_vbi;
 
-	s->fh = NULL;
+	s->id = NULL;
 	if ((s->type == IVTV_DEC_STREAM_TYPE_VBI || s->type == IVTV_ENC_STREAM_TYPE_VBI) &&
 		test_bit(IVTV_F_S_INTERNAL_USE, &s->s_flags)) {
 		/* this stream is still in use internally */
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void ivtv_release_stream(struct ivtv_stream *s)
 		/* was already cleared */
 		return;
 	}
-	if (s_vbi->fh) {
+	if (s_vbi->id) {
 		/* VBI stream still claimed by a file descriptor */
 		return;
 	}
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static ssize_t ivtv_read(struct ivtv_stream *s, char __user *ubuf, size_t tot_co
 	size_t tot_written = 0;
 	int single_frame = 0;
 
-	if (atomic_read(&itv->capturing) == 0 && s->fh == NULL) {
+	if (atomic_read(&itv->capturing) == 0 && s->id == NULL) {
 		/* shouldn't happen */
 		IVTV_DEBUG_WARN("Stream %s not initialized before read\n", s->name);
 		return -EIO;
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ void ivtv_stop_capture(struct ivtv_open_id *id, int gop_end)
 		     id->type == IVTV_ENC_STREAM_TYPE_VBI) &&
 		    test_bit(IVTV_F_S_INTERNAL_USE, &s->s_flags)) {
 			/* Also used internally, don't stop capturing */
-			s->fh = NULL;
+			s->id = NULL;
 		}
 		else {
 			ivtv_stop_v4l2_encode_stream(s, gop_end);
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ int ivtv_v4l2_close(struct file *filp)
 	v4l2_fh_exit(fh);
 
 	/* Easy case first: this stream was never claimed by us */
-	if (s->fh != &id->fh)
+	if (s->id != id)
 		goto close_done;
 
 	/* 'Unclaim' this stream */
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-irq.c b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-irq.c
index 63b09bf73bf0..fb928f376ede 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-irq.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-irq.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static void dma_post(struct ivtv_stream *s)
 			ivtv_process_vbi_data(itv, buf, 0, s->type);
 			s->q_dma.bytesused += buf->bytesused;
 		}
-		if (s->fh == NULL) {
+		if (s->id == NULL) {
 			ivtv_queue_move(s, &s->q_dma, NULL, &s->q_free, 0);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static void dma_post(struct ivtv_stream *s)
 		set_bit(IVTV_F_I_HAVE_WORK, &itv->i_flags);
 	}
 
-	if (s->fh)
+	if (s->id)
 		wake_up(&s->waitq);
 }