diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/samsung/exynos4-is/media-dev.c b/drivers/media/platform/samsung/exynos4-is/media-dev.c
index d6f7601de597..bc7087eb761a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/samsung/exynos4-is/media-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/samsung/exynos4-is/media-dev.c
@@ -1399,12 +1399,14 @@ static int subdev_notifier_complete(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier)
 	mutex_lock(&fmd->media_dev.graph_mutex);
 
 	ret = fimc_md_create_links(fmd);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto unlock;
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		mutex_unlock(&fmd->media_dev.graph_mutex);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&fmd->media_dev.graph_mutex);
 
 	ret = v4l2_device_register_subdev_nodes(&fmd->v4l2_dev);
-unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&fmd->media_dev.graph_mutex);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;