diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-contig.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-contig.c
index d3a3ee5b597b..f4b4a7c135eb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-contig.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-contig.c
@@ -726,9 +726,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_dma_contig_memops);
 int vb2_dma_contig_set_max_seg_size(struct device *dev, unsigned int size)
 {
 	if (!dev->dma_parms) {
-		dev->dma_parms = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev->dma_parms), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!dev->dma_parms)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to set max_seg_size: dma_parms is NULL\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 	if (dma_get_max_seg_size(dev) < size)
 		return dma_set_max_seg_size(dev, size);
@@ -737,21 +736,6 @@ int vb2_dma_contig_set_max_seg_size(struct device *dev, unsigned int size)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_dma_contig_set_max_seg_size);
 
-/*
- * vb2_dma_contig_clear_max_seg_size() - release resources for DMA parameters
- * @dev:	device for configuring DMA parameters
- *
- * This function releases resources allocated to configure DMA parameters
- * (see vb2_dma_contig_set_max_seg_size() function). It should be called from
- * device drivers on driver remove.
- */
-void vb2_dma_contig_clear_max_seg_size(struct device *dev)
-{
-	kfree(dev->dma_parms);
-	dev->dma_parms = NULL;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_dma_contig_clear_max_seg_size);
-
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("DMA-contig memory handling routines for videobuf2");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Pawel Osciak <pawel@osciak.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/include/media/videobuf2-dma-contig.h b/include/media/videobuf2-dma-contig.h
index 5604818d137e..5be313cbf7d7 100644
--- a/include/media/videobuf2-dma-contig.h
+++ b/include/media/videobuf2-dma-contig.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ vb2_dma_contig_plane_dma_addr(struct vb2_buffer *vb, unsigned int plane_no)
 }
 
 int vb2_dma_contig_set_max_seg_size(struct device *dev, unsigned int size);
-void vb2_dma_contig_clear_max_seg_size(struct device *dev);
+static inline void vb2_dma_contig_clear_max_seg_size(struct device *dev) { }
 
 extern const struct vb2_mem_ops vb2_dma_contig_memops;