diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/tegra-video/vi.c b/drivers/staging/media/tegra-video/vi.c
index 57a856a21e90..463410349d07 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/tegra-video/vi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/tegra-video/vi.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static int __tegra_channel_try_format(struct tegra_vi_channel *chan,
 		.target = V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_BOUNDS,
 	};
 	struct v4l2_rect *try_crop;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	subdev = tegra_channel_get_remote_source_subdev(chan);
 	if (!subdev)
@@ -484,8 +484,10 @@ static int __tegra_channel_try_format(struct tegra_vi_channel *chan,
 		} else {
 			ret = v4l2_subdev_call(subdev, pad, get_selection,
 					       NULL, &sdsel);
-			if (ret)
-				return -EINVAL;
+			if (ret) {
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto out_free;
+			}
 
 			try_crop->width = sdsel.r.width;
 			try_crop->height = sdsel.r.height;
@@ -497,14 +499,15 @@ static int __tegra_channel_try_format(struct tegra_vi_channel *chan,
 
 	ret = v4l2_subdev_call(subdev, pad, set_fmt, sd_state, &fmt);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+		goto out_free;
 
 	v4l2_fill_pix_format(pix, &fmt.format);
 	chan->vi->ops->vi_fmt_align(pix, fmtinfo->bpp);
 
+out_free:
 	__v4l2_subdev_state_free(sd_state);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int tegra_channel_try_format(struct file *file, void *fh,