diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi.c
index a59022adb14c72894aa039981be6ab783f7aa9db..966b4d9b57a977cf909f92aa6dde53852e6a9d6d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi.c
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ int hfi_core_deinit(struct venus_core *core, bool blocking)
 		mutex_lock(&core->lock);
 	}
 
+	if (!core->ops)
+		goto unlock;
+
 	ret = core->ops->core_deinit(core);
 
 	if (!ret)