diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-api.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-api.c
index d46b2c8f3d23..b0bba8eec143 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-api.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-api.c
@@ -1253,11 +1253,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(v4l2_querymenu);
 int v4l2_ctrl_log_status(struct file *file, void *fh)
 {
 	struct video_device *vfd = video_devdata(file);
-	struct v4l2_fh *vfh = file_to_v4l2_fh(file);
 
-	if (test_bit(V4L2_FL_USES_V4L2_FH, &vfd->flags) && vfd->v4l2_dev)
+	if (test_bit(V4L2_FL_USES_V4L2_FH, &vfd->flags) && vfd->v4l2_dev) {
+		struct v4l2_fh *vfh = file_to_v4l2_fh(file);
+
 		v4l2_ctrl_handler_log_status(vfh->ctrl_handler,
 					     vfd->v4l2_dev->name);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(v4l2_ctrl_log_status);