diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-core.h b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-core.h
index 206995bedca4..d86f5ede0c0e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-core.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-core.h
@@ -202,9 +202,8 @@ struct mxc_isi_video {
 	struct video_device		vdev;
 	struct media_pad		pad;
 
-	/* Protects is_streaming, and the vdev and vb2_q operations */
+	/* Protects the vdev and vb2_q operations */
 	struct mutex			lock;
-	bool				is_streaming;
 
 	struct v4l2_pix_format_mplane	pix;
 	const struct mxc_isi_format_info *fmtinfo;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-video.c b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-video.c
index 042b554d2775..13682bf6e9f8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-video.c
@@ -969,8 +969,6 @@ static int mxc_isi_vb2_prepare_streaming(struct vb2_queue *q)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_stop;
 
-	video->is_streaming = true;
-
 	return 0;
 
 err_stop:
@@ -1035,8 +1033,6 @@ static void mxc_isi_vb2_unprepare_streaming(struct vb2_queue *q)
 	mxc_isi_video_free_discard_buffers(video);
 	video_device_pipeline_stop(&video->vdev);
 	mxc_isi_pipe_release(video->pipe);
-
-	video->is_streaming = false;
 }
 
 static const struct vb2_ops mxc_isi_vb2_qops = {
@@ -1317,7 +1313,7 @@ void mxc_isi_video_suspend(struct mxc_isi_pipe *pipe)
 {
 	struct mxc_isi_video *video = &pipe->video;
 
-	if (!video->is_streaming)
+	if (!vb2_is_streaming(&video->vb2_q))
 		return;
 
 	mxc_isi_pipe_disable(pipe);
@@ -1348,7 +1344,7 @@ int mxc_isi_video_resume(struct mxc_isi_pipe *pipe)
 {
 	struct mxc_isi_video *video = &pipe->video;
 
-	if (!video->is_streaming)
+	if (!vb2_is_streaming(&video->vb2_q))
 		return 0;
 
 	mxc_isi_video_init_channel(video);