diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov6650.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov6650.c
index 53550cae2353..cb2aa76cd6cc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov6650.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov6650.c
@@ -989,8 +989,10 @@ static int ov6650_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 			V4L2_CID_GAMMA, 0, 0xff, 1, 0x12);
 
 	priv->subdev.ctrl_handler = &priv->hdl;
-	if (priv->hdl.error)
-		return priv->hdl.error;
+	if (priv->hdl.error) {
+		ret = priv->hdl.error;
+		goto ectlhdlfree;
+	}
 
 	v4l2_ctrl_auto_cluster(2, &priv->autogain, 0, true);
 	v4l2_ctrl_auto_cluster(3, &priv->autowb, 0, true);
@@ -1008,8 +1010,10 @@ static int ov6650_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	priv->subdev.internal_ops = &ov6650_internal_ops;
 
 	ret = v4l2_async_register_subdev(&priv->subdev);
-	if (ret)
-		v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&priv->hdl);
+	if (!ret)
+		return 0;
+ectlhdlfree:
+	v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&priv->hdl);
 
 	return ret;
 }