diff -r 05ee8c4843a3 linux/drivers/media/dvb/ngene/ngene-cards.c
--- a/linux/drivers/media/dvb/ngene/ngene-cards.c	Tue Jun 22 18:23:47 2010 +0200
+++ b/linux/drivers/media/dvb/ngene/ngene-cards.c	Wed Sep 22 16:34:21 2010 +0200
@@ -890,6 +890,7 @@ static struct pci_driver ngene_pci_drive
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 15)
 	.err_handler = &ngene_errors,
 #endif
+	.shutdown    = ngene_shutdown,
 };
 
 static __init int module_init_ngene(void)
diff -r 05ee8c4843a3 linux/drivers/media/dvb/ngene/ngene-core.c
--- a/linux/drivers/media/dvb/ngene/ngene-core.c	Tue Jun 22 18:23:47 2010 +0200
+++ b/linux/drivers/media/dvb/ngene/ngene-core.c	Wed Sep 22 16:34:21 2010 +0200
@@ -1906,6 +1906,39 @@ static int init_channels(struct ngene *d
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/***********************************/
+/* workaround for shutdown failure */
+/***********************************/
+
+static void ngene_unlink(struct ngene *dev)
+{
+	struct ngene_command com;
+
+	com.cmd.hdr.Opcode = CMD_MEM_WRITE;
+	com.cmd.hdr.Length = 3;
+	com.cmd.MemoryWrite.address = 0x910c;
+	com.cmd.MemoryWrite.data = 0xff;
+	com.in_len = 3;
+	com.out_len = 1;
+
+	down(&dev->cmd_mutex);
+	ngwritel(0, NGENE_INT_ENABLE);
+	ngene_command_mutex(dev, &com);
+	up(&dev->cmd_mutex);
+}
+
+void ngene_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
+{
+	struct ngene *dev = (struct ngene *)pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	if (!dev)
+		return;
+
+	printk(KERN_INFO DEVICE_NAME ": shutdown workaround...\n");
+	ngene_unlink(dev);
+	pci_disable_device(pdev);
+}
+
 /****************************************************************************/
 /* device probe/remove calls ************************************************/
 /****************************************************************************/
diff -r 05ee8c4843a3 linux/drivers/media/dvb/ngene/ngene.h
--- a/linux/drivers/media/dvb/ngene/ngene.h	Tue Jun 22 18:23:47 2010 +0200
+++ b/linux/drivers/media/dvb/ngene/ngene.h	Wed Sep 22 16:34:21 2010 +0200
@@ -898,6 +898,7 @@ int __devinit ngene_probe(struct pci_dev
 int __devinit ngene_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 			  const struct pci_device_id *id);
 void __devexit ngene_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev);
+void ngene_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 int ngene_command(struct ngene *dev, struct ngene_command *com);
 int ngene_command_gpio_set(struct ngene *dev, u8 select, u8 level);
 void set_transfer(struct ngene_channel *chan, int state);