diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/max9286.c b/drivers/media/i2c/max9286.c
index 701038d6d19b1cd032706de64ec10c736be11aed..13a986b885889faf0c3481e03539503fca3ad418 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/max9286.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/max9286.c
@@ -1122,6 +1122,7 @@ static int max9286_v4l2_register(struct max9286_priv *priv)
 static void max9286_v4l2_unregister(struct max9286_priv *priv)
 {
 	fwnode_handle_put(priv->sd.fwnode);
+	v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&priv->ctrls);
 	v4l2_async_unregister_subdev(&priv->sd);
 	max9286_v4l2_notifier_unregister(priv);
 }