diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c
index 1cbbcc9008e3..04c9b33fde68 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ static struct rvin_group *rvin_group_data;
 
 static void rvin_group_cleanup(struct rvin_group *group)
 {
-	media_device_unregister(&group->mdev);
 	media_device_cleanup(&group->mdev);
 	mutex_destroy(&group->lock);
 }
@@ -253,7 +252,6 @@ static int rvin_group_init(struct rvin_group *group, struct rvin_dev *vin)
 	struct media_device *mdev = &group->mdev;
 	const struct of_device_id *match;
 	struct device_node *np;
-	int ret;
 
 	mutex_init(&group->lock);
 
@@ -278,11 +276,7 @@ static int rvin_group_init(struct rvin_group *group, struct rvin_dev *vin)
 
 	media_device_init(mdev);
 
-	ret = media_device_register(&group->mdev);
-	if (ret)
-		rvin_group_cleanup(group);
-
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void rvin_group_release(struct kref *kref)
@@ -682,6 +676,10 @@ static int rvin_group_notify_complete(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier)
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = media_device_register(&vin->group->mdev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	ret = v4l2_device_register_subdev_nodes(&vin->v4l2_dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		vin_err(vin, "Failed to register subdev nodes\n");
@@ -762,6 +760,8 @@ static void rvin_group_notify_unbind(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier,
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&vin->group->lock);
+
+	media_device_unregister(&vin->group->mdev);
 }
 
 static int rvin_group_notify_bound(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier,