diff --git a/drivers/media/video/soc_camera_platform.c b/drivers/media/video/soc_camera_platform.c
index f5ebe59a55552f251ea18f55c3c243fc63ee3abd..c8f6b188496dc7bcff99afaf317046526f4142d5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/soc_camera_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/soc_camera_platform.c
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ static int soc_camera_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static int soc_camera_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct soc_camera_platform_priv *priv = get_priv(pdev);
+	struct soc_camera_platform_info *p = v4l2_get_subdevdata(&priv->subdev);
 
+	p->icd->control = NULL;
 	v4l2_device_unregister_subdev(&priv->subdev);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	kfree(priv);