diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/omap3isp/isppreview.c b/drivers/media/platform/omap3isp/isppreview.c
index 97d660606d98..b8c2b8bba826 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/omap3isp/isppreview.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/omap3isp/isppreview.c
@@ -2287,7 +2287,7 @@ static int preview_init_entities(struct isp_prev_device *prev)
 	me->ops = &preview_media_ops;
 	ret = media_entity_pads_init(me, PREV_PADS_NUM, pads);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+		goto error_handler_free;
 
 	preview_init_formats(sd, NULL);
 
@@ -2320,6 +2320,8 @@ error_video_out:
 	omap3isp_video_cleanup(&prev->video_in);
 error_video_in:
 	media_entity_cleanup(&prev->subdev.entity);
+error_handler_free:
+	v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&prev->ctrls);
 	return ret;
 }