diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c
index ce09799976efe1b506598123f9cf82997fb041ca..e1085e3ab3cc6f2905eb9cd5e6fc31aa20bc23bb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c
@@ -131,9 +131,13 @@ static int rvin_group_link_notify(struct media_link *link, u32 flags,
 	    !is_media_entity_v4l2_video_device(link->sink->entity))
 		return 0;
 
-	/* If any entity is in use don't allow link changes. */
+	/*
+	 * Don't allow link changes if any entity in the graph is
+	 * streaming, modifying the CHSEL register fields can disrupt
+	 * running streams.
+	 */
 	media_device_for_each_entity(entity, &group->mdev)
-		if (entity->use_count)
+		if (entity->stream_count)
 			return -EBUSY;
 
 	mutex_lock(&group->lock);