diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c b/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c
index f2ce458ebb1d..2d803cf31e9d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c
@@ -164,10 +164,6 @@ static int csi2rx_start(struct csi2rx_priv *csi2rx)
 
 	writel(reg, csi2rx->base + CSI2RX_STATIC_CFG_REG);
 
-	ret = v4l2_subdev_call(csi2rx->source_subdev, video, s_stream, true);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_disable_pclk;
-
 	/* Enable DPHY clk and data lanes. */
 	if (csi2rx->dphy) {
 		reg = CSI2RX_DPHY_CL_EN | CSI2RX_DPHY_CL_RST;
@@ -177,6 +173,13 @@ static int csi2rx_start(struct csi2rx_priv *csi2rx)
 		}
 
 		writel(reg, csi2rx->base + CSI2RX_DPHY_LANE_CTRL_REG);
+
+		ret = csi2rx_configure_ext_dphy(csi2rx);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(csi2rx->dev,
+				"Failed to configure external DPHY: %d\n", ret);
+			goto err_disable_pclk;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -213,14 +216,9 @@ static int csi2rx_start(struct csi2rx_priv *csi2rx)
 
 	reset_control_deassert(csi2rx->sys_rst);
 
-	if (csi2rx->dphy) {
-		ret = csi2rx_configure_ext_dphy(csi2rx);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(csi2rx->dev,
-				"Failed to configure external DPHY: %d\n", ret);
-			goto err_disable_sysclk;
-		}
-	}
+	ret = v4l2_subdev_call(csi2rx->source_subdev, video, s_stream, true);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_disable_sysclk;
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(csi2rx->p_clk);
 
@@ -234,6 +232,10 @@ err_disable_pixclk:
 		clk_disable_unprepare(csi2rx->pixel_clk[i - 1]);
 	}
 
+	if (csi2rx->dphy) {
+		writel(0, csi2rx->base + CSI2RX_DPHY_LANE_CTRL_REG);
+		phy_power_off(csi2rx->dphy);
+	}
 err_disable_pclk:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(csi2rx->p_clk);