diff --git a/drivers/media/video/s5p-fimc/fimc-capture.c b/drivers/media/video/s5p-fimc/fimc-capture.c
index c8d91b0cd9bdd043e54e2ed47391a5736bda61ad..382dacd23133277524205aaabeb60841c12ebc59 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/s5p-fimc/fimc-capture.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/s5p-fimc/fimc-capture.c
@@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@ static void fimc_destroy_capture_subdev(struct fimc_dev *fimc)
 	media_entity_cleanup(&sd->entity);
 	v4l2_device_unregister_subdev(sd);
 	kfree(sd);
-	sd = NULL;
+	fimc->vid_cap.subdev = NULL;
 }
 
 /* Set default format at the sensor and host interface */