diff --git a/drivers/cam_sensor_module/cam_flash/cam_flash_core.c b/drivers/cam_sensor_module/cam_flash/cam_flash_core.c
index ed2afb3e89f2..c9a0d611e69c 100644
--- a/drivers/cam_sensor_module/cam_flash/cam_flash_core.c
+++ b/drivers/cam_sensor_module/cam_flash/cam_flash_core.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ int cam_flash_led_prepare(struct led_trigger *trigger, int options,
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (is_wled) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_QCOM_SPMI_WLED
+#if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_QCOM_SPMI_WLED)
 		rc = wled_flash_led_prepare(trigger, options, max_current);
 		if (rc) {
 			CAM_ERR(CAM_FLASH, "enable reg failed: rc: %d",
diff --git a/drivers/cam_sync/cam_sync.c b/drivers/cam_sync/cam_sync.c
index 7f6a38a283f4..8f38bcca160b 100644
--- a/drivers/cam_sync/cam_sync.c
+++ b/drivers/cam_sync/cam_sync.c
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
+#if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_MSM_GLOBAL_SYNX)
+#include <synx_api.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "cam_sync_util.h"
 #include "cam_debug_util.h"
 #include "cam_common_util.h"
 #include "camera_main.h"
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MSM_GLOBAL_SYNX
-#include <synx_api.h>
-#endif
 struct sync_device *sync_dev;
 
 /*
@@ -948,7 +949,7 @@ static struct v4l2_file_operations cam_sync_v4l2_fops = {
 #endif
 };
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER)
+#if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER)
 static int cam_sync_media_controller_init(struct sync_device *sync_dev,
 	struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
@@ -1031,8 +1032,8 @@ static int cam_sync_create_debugfs(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MSM_GLOBAL_SYNX
-static void cam_sync_register_synx_bind_ops(void)
+#if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_MSM_GLOBAL_SYNX)
+static int cam_sync_register_synx_bind_ops(void)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct synx_register_params params;
@@ -1046,7 +1047,9 @@ static void cam_sync_register_synx_bind_ops(void)
 
 	rc = synx_register_ops(&params);
 	if (rc)
-		CAM_ERR(CAM_SYNC, "synx registration fail with %d", rc);
+		CAM_ERR(CAM_SYNC, "synx registration fail with rc=%d", rc);
+
+	return rc;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -1124,8 +1127,11 @@ static int cam_sync_component_bind(struct device *dev,
 
 	trigger_cb_without_switch = false;
 	cam_sync_create_debugfs();
-#ifdef CONFIG_MSM_GLOBAL_SYNX
-	cam_sync_register_synx_bind_ops();
+#if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_MSM_GLOBAL_SYNX)
+	CAM_INFO(CAM_SYNC, "Registering with synx driver");
+	rc = cam_sync_register_synx_bind_ops();
+	if (rc)
+		goto v4l2_fail;
 #endif
 	CAM_DBG(CAM_SYNC, "Component bound successfully");
 	return rc;