diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-device.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-device.c
index aa277f5bc862..c2811238996f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-device.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-device.c
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPI)
-#include <linux/spi/spi.h>
-#endif
 #include <linux/videodev2.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-device.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-ctrls.h>
@@ -124,15 +121,8 @@ void v4l2_device_unregister(struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev)
 			continue;
 		}
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPI)
-		if (sd->flags & V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_IS_SPI) {
-			struct spi_device *spi = v4l2_get_subdevdata(sd);
-
-			if (spi && !spi->dev.of_node && !spi->dev.fwnode)
-				spi_unregister_device(spi);
-			continue;
-		}
-#endif
+		else if (sd->flags & V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_IS_SPI)
+			v4l2_spi_subdev_unregister(sd);
 	}
 	/* Mark as unregistered, thus preventing duplicate unregistrations */
 	v4l2_dev->name[0] = '\0';
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-spi.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-spi.c
index ab5a7eb4205d..2a7e82e1412d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-spi.c
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
 #include <media/v4l2-common.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-device.h>
 
+void v4l2_spi_subdev_unregister(struct v4l2_subdev *sd)
+{
+	struct spi_device *spi = v4l2_get_subdevdata(sd);
+
+	if (spi && !spi->dev.of_node && !spi->dev.fwnode)
+		spi_unregister_device(spi);
+}
+
 void v4l2_spi_subdev_init(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct spi_device *spi,
 		const struct v4l2_subdev_ops *ops)
 {
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-common.h b/include/media/v4l2-common.h
index 8e66edddd37b..e2878654d043 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-common.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-common.h
@@ -285,6 +285,13 @@ struct v4l2_subdev *v4l2_spi_new_subdev(struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev,
 void v4l2_spi_subdev_init(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct spi_device *spi,
 		const struct v4l2_subdev_ops *ops);
 
+/**
+ * v4l2_spi_subdev_unregister - Unregister a v4l2_subdev
+ *
+ * @sd: pointer to &struct v4l2_subdev
+ */
+void v4l2_spi_subdev_unregister(struct v4l2_subdev *sd);
+
 #else
 
 static inline struct v4l2_subdev *
@@ -299,6 +306,8 @@ v4l2_spi_subdev_init(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct spi_device *spi,
 		     const struct v4l2_subdev_ops *ops)
 {}
 
+static inline void v4l2_spi_subdev_unregister(struct v4l2_subdev *sd)
+{}
 #endif
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */