diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi.c
index ba29fd4d4984..7d1d3e64007c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi.c
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ int hfi_core_deinit(struct venus_core *core, bool blocking)
 		mutex_lock(&core->lock);
 	}
 
+	if (!core->ops)
+		goto unlock;
+
 	ret = core->ops->core_deinit(core);
 
 	if (!ret)