diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csc-scaler.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csc-scaler.c
index 135e1e64c244..dacab4e077b4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csc-scaler.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csc-scaler.c
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ imx_media_csc_scaler_device_init(struct imx_media_dev *md)
 	return &priv->vdev;
 
 err_m2m:
-	video_set_drvdata(vfd, NULL);
+	video_device_release(vfd);
 err_vfd:
 	kfree(priv);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);