diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu.c b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu.c
index 0bcd48df49d0..77d6c934d0b9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu.c
@@ -351,6 +351,10 @@ static void wave5_vpu_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct vpu_device *dev = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
 
+	wave5_vpu_enc_unregister_device(dev);
+	wave5_vpu_dec_unregister_device(dev);
+	v4l2_device_unregister(&dev->v4l2_dev);
+
 	if (dev->irq < 0) {
 		hrtimer_cancel(&dev->hrtimer);
 		kthread_cancel_work_sync(&dev->work);
@@ -364,9 +368,6 @@ static void wave5_vpu_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mutex_destroy(&dev->hw_lock);
 	reset_control_assert(dev->resets);
 	clk_bulk_disable_unprepare(dev->num_clks, dev->clks);
-	wave5_vpu_enc_unregister_device(dev);
-	wave5_vpu_dec_unregister_device(dev);
-	v4l2_device_unregister(&dev->v4l2_dev);
 	wave5_vdi_release(&pdev->dev);
 	ida_destroy(&dev->inst_ida);
 }