diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-mailbox.c b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-mailbox.c
index 851a905376bb24e9bd38929f737c0f678fd45e7d..acff7dfb60dfa4d57e8c88b39a22bdb7c9ec6c99 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-mailbox.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-mailbox.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static const struct cx18_api_info api_info[] = {
 	API_ENTRY(CPU, CX18_CPU_DE_SET_MDL_ACK,			0),
 	API_ENTRY(CPU, CX18_CPU_DE_SET_MDL,			API_FAST),
 	API_ENTRY(CPU, CX18_APU_RESETAI,			API_FAST),
-	API_ENTRY(CPU, CX18_CPU_DE_RELEASE_MDL,			0),
+	API_ENTRY(CPU, CX18_CPU_DE_RELEASE_MDL,			API_SLOW),
 	API_ENTRY(0, 0,						0),
 };