diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 2e436ba1..e42cd35e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -1054,6 +1054,8 @@ Marco Schl
  for avoiding unnecessary section filter start/stops
  for pointing out that if one PID can't be added, the whole cDevice::AttachReceiver()
  should fail and all PIDs added so far should be deleted
+ for fixing attaching a cPlayer to a cDevice, so that 'Operation not permited'
+ errors don't occur any more
 
 Jürgen Schmitz <j.schmitz@web.de>
  for reporting a bug in displaying the current channel when switching via the SVDRP
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 1ea3fb1f..360188ac 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -3046,3 +3046,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Added some missing 'const' to cChannel.
 - Added a sample setup for 'DisiCon-4 Single Cable Network' to 'diseqc.conf'
   (thanks to Oliver Endriss).
+- Fixed attaching a cPlayer to a cDevice, so that 'Operation not permited'
+  errors don't occur any more (thanks to Marco Schlüßler).
diff --git a/device.c b/device.c
index b53c0ab2..5a57faf8 100644
--- a/device.c
+++ b/device.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: device.c 1.60 2004/10/17 09:39:10 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: device.c 1.61 2004/10/23 10:15:31 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "device.h"
@@ -595,8 +595,8 @@ bool cDevice::AttachPlayer(cPlayer *Player)
      if (player)
         Detach(player);
      player = Player;
-     player->device = this;
      SetPlayMode(player->playMode);
+     player->device = this;
      player->Activate(true);
      return true;
      }