diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/pxa_camera.c b/drivers/media/platform/pxa_camera.c
index bcdac4932fb1..929006f65cc7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/pxa_camera.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/pxa_camera.c
@@ -2125,17 +2125,22 @@ static int pxa_camera_sensor_bound(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier,
 				    pix->bytesperline, pix->height);
 	pix->pixelformat = pcdev->current_fmt->host_fmt->fourcc;
 	v4l2_fill_mbus_format(mf, pix, pcdev->current_fmt->code);
-	err = sensor_call(pcdev, pad, set_fmt, NULL, &format);
+
+	err = sensor_call(pcdev, core, s_power, 1);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
+	err = sensor_call(pcdev, pad, set_fmt, NULL, &format);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_sensor_poweroff;
+
 	v4l2_fill_pix_format(pix, mf);
 	pr_info("%s(): colorspace=0x%x pixfmt=0x%x\n",
 		__func__, pix->colorspace, pix->pixelformat);
 
 	err = pxa_camera_init_videobuf2(pcdev);
 	if (err)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_sensor_poweroff;
 
 	err = video_register_device(&pcdev->vdev, VFL_TYPE_GRABBER, -1);
 	if (err) {
@@ -2146,6 +2151,9 @@ static int pxa_camera_sensor_bound(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier,
 			 "PXA Camera driver attached to camera %s\n",
 			 subdev->name);
 	}
+
+out_sensor_poweroff:
+	err = sensor_call(pcdev, core, s_power, 0);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&pcdev->mlock);
 	return err;