diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/msm/synx/synx.c b/drivers/media/platform/msm/synx/synx.c
index 8043cc1489ed..21c9cce7a958 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/msm/synx/synx.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/msm/synx/synx.c
@@ -870,7 +870,8 @@ int synx_bind(struct synx_session session_id,
 		mutex_lock(&synx_obj->obj_lock);
 		memset(&synx_obj->bound_synxs[bound_idx], 0,
 			sizeof(struct synx_external_desc));
-		synx_obj->num_bound_synxs--;
+		if (synx_obj->num_bound_synxs)
+			synx_obj->num_bound_synxs--;
 		goto free;
 	}