diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
index 831c69c958b8..d00d27d49060 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
@@ -2504,6 +2504,10 @@ int v4l2_subdev_s_stream_helper(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
 	u64 source_mask = 0;
 	int pad_index = -1;
 
+	if (WARN_ON(!v4l2_subdev_has_op(sd, pad, enable_streams) ||
+		    !v4l2_subdev_has_op(sd, pad, disable_streams)))
+		return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
+
 	/*
 	 * Find the source pad. This helper is meant for subdevs that have a
 	 * single source pad, so failures shouldn't happen, but catch them