diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ccs/ccs-core.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ccs/ccs-core.c
index c7b46d0fba49..3fd9ceaead21 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ccs/ccs-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ccs/ccs-core.c
@@ -2940,6 +2940,8 @@ static void ccs_cleanup(struct ccs_sensor *sensor)
 	ccs_free_controls(sensor);
 }
 
+static const struct v4l2_subdev_internal_ops ccs_internal_ops;
+
 static int ccs_init_subdev(struct ccs_sensor *sensor,
 			   struct ccs_subdev *ssd, const char *name,
 			   unsigned short num_pads, u32 function,
@@ -2952,8 +2954,10 @@ static int ccs_init_subdev(struct ccs_sensor *sensor,
 	if (!ssd)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (ssd != sensor->src)
+	if (ssd != sensor->src) {
 		v4l2_subdev_init(&ssd->sd, &ccs_ops);
+		ssd->sd.internal_ops = &ccs_internal_ops;
+	}
 
 	ssd->sd.flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE;
 	ssd->sd.entity.function = function;
@@ -3062,6 +3066,10 @@ static const struct media_entity_operations ccs_entity_ops = {
 	.link_validate = v4l2_subdev_link_validate,
 };
 
+static const struct v4l2_subdev_internal_ops ccs_internal_ops = {
+	.init_state = ccs_init_state,
+};
+
 static const struct v4l2_subdev_internal_ops ccs_internal_src_ops = {
 	.init_state = ccs_init_state,
 	.registered = ccs_registered,