diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c b/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
index 0ae66091a696..9520b5dc2bc7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
@@ -1047,8 +1047,16 @@ static int imx219_start_streaming(struct imx219 *imx219)
 		return ret;
 
 	/* set stream on register */
-	return imx219_write_reg(imx219, IMX219_REG_MODE_SELECT,
-				IMX219_REG_VALUE_08BIT, IMX219_MODE_STREAMING);
+	ret = imx219_write_reg(imx219, IMX219_REG_MODE_SELECT,
+			       IMX219_REG_VALUE_08BIT, IMX219_MODE_STREAMING);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* vflip and hflip cannot change during streaming */
+	__v4l2_ctrl_grab(imx219->vflip, true);
+	__v4l2_ctrl_grab(imx219->hflip, true);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void imx219_stop_streaming(struct imx219 *imx219)
@@ -1061,6 +1069,9 @@ static void imx219_stop_streaming(struct imx219 *imx219)
 			       IMX219_REG_VALUE_08BIT, IMX219_MODE_STANDBY);
 	if (ret)
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "%s failed to set stream\n", __func__);
+
+	__v4l2_ctrl_grab(imx219->vflip, false);
+	__v4l2_ctrl_grab(imx219->hflip, false);
 }
 
 static int imx219_set_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
@@ -1096,10 +1107,6 @@ static int imx219_set_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
 
 	imx219->streaming = enable;
 
-	/* vflip and hflip cannot change during streaming */
-	__v4l2_ctrl_grab(imx219->vflip, enable);
-	__v4l2_ctrl_grab(imx219->hflip, enable);
-
 	mutex_unlock(&imx219->mutex);
 
 	return ret;