diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/st/stm32/stm32-dcmipp/dcmipp-bytecap.c b/drivers/media/platform/st/stm32/stm32-dcmipp/dcmipp-bytecap.c
index a42f43d19f9e..f0e809458489 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/st/stm32/stm32-dcmipp/dcmipp-bytecap.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/st/stm32/stm32-dcmipp/dcmipp-bytecap.c
@@ -401,8 +401,10 @@ static int dcmipp_bytecap_start_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq,
 	 */
 	if (!vcap->s_subdev) {
 		pad = media_pad_remote_pad_first(&vcap->vdev.entity.pads[0]);
-		if (!pad || !is_media_entity_v4l2_subdev(pad->entity))
-			return -EINVAL;
+		if (!pad || !is_media_entity_v4l2_subdev(pad->entity)) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto err_buffer_done;
+		}
 		vcap->s_subdev = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(pad->entity);
 		vcap->s_subdev_pad_nb = pad->index;
 	}