diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/it6625.c b/drivers/media/i2c/it6625.c
index a270bfda9f83..5f118d7fbb59 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/it6625.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/it6625.c
@@ -2167,33 +2167,6 @@ static int it6625_parse_dt(struct it6625 *it6625)
 	return it6625_parse_endpoint(it6625);
 }
 
-static int it6625_init_v4l2_subdev(struct it6625 *it6625)
-{
-	struct v4l2_subdev *sd = &it6625->sd;
-	int err;
-
-	sd->dev = it6625->dev;
-
-	v4l2_i2c_subdev_init(sd, it6625->i2c_client, &it6625_ops);
-	sd->internal_ops = &it6625_internal_ops;
-	sd->flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE | V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_EVENTS;
-	if (it6625_v4l2_init_controls(sd)) {
-		dev_err(it6625->dev, "Failed to initialize v4l2 controls");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	it6625->pad.flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
-	sd->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_F_CAM_SENSOR;
-	err = media_entity_pads_init(&sd->entity, 1, &it6625->pad);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		dev_err(it6625->dev, "%s %d err=%d", __func__, __LINE__, err);
-		v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(sd->ctrl_handler);
-		return err;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int it6625_check_device(struct it6625 *it6625)
 {
 	static const u8 chip_ids[][2] = {
@@ -2279,9 +2252,23 @@ static int it6625_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	}
 
 	sd = &it6625->sd;
-	err = it6625_init_v4l2_subdev(it6625);
-	if (err)
+	v4l2_i2c_subdev_init(sd, it6625->i2c_client, &it6625_ops);
+	sd->internal_ops = &it6625_internal_ops;
+	sd->flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE | V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_EVENTS;
+
+	err = it6625_v4l2_init_controls(sd);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(it6625->dev, "failed to initialize v4l2 controls: %d", err);
 		goto err_clean_work_queues;
+	}
+
+	it6625->pad.flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
+	sd->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_F_CAM_SENSOR;
+	err = media_entity_pads_init(&sd->entity, 1, &it6625->pad);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		dev_err(it6625->dev, "%s %d err=%d", __func__, __LINE__, err);
+		goto err_clean_ctrl_handler;
+	}
 
 	err = v4l2_ctrl_handler_setup(sd->ctrl_handler);
 	if (err)
@@ -2340,6 +2327,7 @@ static int it6625_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	cec_unregister_adapter(it6625->cec_adap);
 err_clean_hdl:
 	media_entity_cleanup(&sd->entity);
+err_clean_ctrl_handler:
 	v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&it6625->hdl);
 
 err_clean_work_queues: