diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-dev.c b/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-dev.c
index 39ae35074062..7fc617d51f44 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-dev.c
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ static int rkisp1_subdev_notifier_bound(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier,
 
 	s_asd->pixel_rate_ctrl = v4l2_ctrl_find(sd->ctrl_handler,
 						V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE);
+	if (!s_asd->pixel_rate_ctrl) {
+		dev_err(rkisp1->dev, "No pixel rate control in subdev %s\n",
+			sd->name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	s_asd->sd = sd;
 	s_asd->dphy = devm_phy_get(rkisp1->dev, "dphy");
 	if (IS_ERR(s_asd->dphy)) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-isp.c b/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-isp.c
index 689885ac2e84..56781b53dd83 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-isp.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-isp.c
@@ -823,11 +823,6 @@ static int rkisp1_mipi_csi2_start(struct rkisp1_isp *isp,
 	struct phy_configure_opts_mipi_dphy *cfg = &opts.mipi_dphy;
 	s64 pixel_clock;
 
-	if (!sensor->pixel_rate_ctrl) {
-		dev_warn(rkisp1->dev, "No pixel rate control in sensor subdev\n");
-		return -EPIPE;
-	}
-
 	pixel_clock = v4l2_ctrl_g_ctrl_int64(sensor->pixel_rate_ctrl);
 	if (!pixel_clock) {
 		dev_err(rkisp1->dev, "Invalid pixel rate value\n");