diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c b/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c
index cc3ebb0d96f6..2a23da6a0b8e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c
@@ -404,8 +404,10 @@ static int csi2rx_parse_dt(struct csi2rx_priv *csi2rx)
 	asd = v4l2_async_nf_add_fwnode_remote(&csi2rx->notifier, fwh,
 					      struct v4l2_async_subdev);
 	of_node_put(ep);
-	if (IS_ERR(asd))
+	if (IS_ERR(asd)) {
+		v4l2_async_nf_cleanup(&csi2rx->notifier);
 		return PTR_ERR(asd);
+	}
 
 	csi2rx->notifier.ops = &csi2rx_notifier_ops;
 
@@ -467,6 +469,7 @@ static int csi2rx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 err_cleanup:
+	v4l2_async_nf_unregister(&csi2rx->notifier);
 	v4l2_async_nf_cleanup(&csi2rx->notifier);
 err_free_priv:
 	kfree(csi2rx);
@@ -477,6 +480,8 @@ static int csi2rx_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct csi2rx_priv *csi2rx = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	v4l2_async_nf_unregister(&csi2rx->notifier);
+	v4l2_async_nf_cleanup(&csi2rx->notifier);
 	v4l2_async_unregister_subdev(&csi2rx->subdev);
 	kfree(csi2rx);