diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/meson/vdec/vdec.c b/drivers/staging/media/meson/vdec/vdec.c
index 5ccb3846c879..7a818ca15b37 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/meson/vdec/vdec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/meson/vdec/vdec.c
@@ -1109,6 +1109,7 @@ static int vdec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 err_vdev_release:
 	video_device_release(vdev);
+	v4l2_device_unregister(&core->v4l2_dev);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1117,6 +1118,7 @@ static int vdec_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct amvdec_core *core = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	video_unregister_device(core->vdev_dec);
+	v4l2_device_unregister(&core->v4l2_dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }