diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c
index 6ea561fcd7a3..bea388075216 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c
@@ -946,18 +946,24 @@ static int rvin_mc_init(struct rvin_dev *vin)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = rvin_group_get(vin);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = rvin_mc_parse_of_graph(vin);
-	if (ret)
-		rvin_group_put(vin);
-
 	ret = rvin_create_controls(vin, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = rvin_group_get(vin);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_controls;
+
+	ret = rvin_mc_parse_of_graph(vin);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_group;
+
+	return 0;
+err_group:
+	rvin_group_put(vin);
+err_controls:
+	rvin_free_controls(vin);
+
 	return ret;
 }