diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss-vfe.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss-vfe.c
index e0f3a36f3f3f..f6e889c1598e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss-vfe.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss-vfe.c
@@ -713,8 +713,6 @@ static int vfe_set_power(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int on)
 		ret = vfe_get(vfe);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
-
-		vfe->ops->hw_version_read(vfe, vfe->camss->dev);
 	} else {
 		vfe_put(vfe);
 	}
@@ -1301,6 +1299,7 @@ int msm_vfe_subdev_init(struct camss *camss, struct vfe_device *vfe,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	vfe->ops->subdev_init(dev, vfe);
+	vfe->ops->hw_version_read(vfe, dev);
 
 	/* Memory */