diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_module.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_module.c
index 84ea721d5d8e..51d46e04d3f5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_module.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_module.c
@@ -233,7 +233,8 @@ static const struct file_operations fops = {
 	.open = open_debug_level,
 	.read = seq_read,
 	.llseek = seq_lseek,
-	.write = write_debug_level
+	.write = write_debug_level,
+	.release = single_release,
 };
 
 int __init rtllib_init(void)