diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
index 3a4202551cfc..9097bcbd67d8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ struct vchiq_mmal_instance {
 
 	/* ordered workqueue to process all bulk operations */
 	struct workqueue_struct *bulk_wq;
+
+	/* handle for a vchiq instance */
+	struct vchiq_instance *vchiq_instance;
 };
 
 static struct mmal_msg_context *
@@ -1840,6 +1843,7 @@ int vchiq_mmal_finalise(struct vchiq_mmal_instance *instance)
 
 	mutex_unlock(&instance->vchiq_mutex);
 
+	vchiq_shutdown(instance->vchiq_instance);
 	flush_workqueue(instance->bulk_wq);
 	destroy_workqueue(instance->bulk_wq);
 
@@ -1856,6 +1860,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vchiq_mmal_finalise);
 int vchiq_mmal_init(struct vchiq_mmal_instance **out_instance)
 {
 	int status;
+	int err = -ENODEV;
 	struct vchiq_mmal_instance *instance;
 	static struct vchiq_instance *vchiq_instance;
 	struct vchiq_service_params_kernel params = {
@@ -1890,17 +1895,21 @@ int vchiq_mmal_init(struct vchiq_mmal_instance **out_instance)
 	status = vchiq_connect(vchiq_instance);
 	if (status) {
 		pr_err("Failed to connect VCHI instance (status=%d)\n", status);
-		return -EIO;
+		err = -EIO;
+		goto err_shutdown_vchiq;
 	}
 
 	instance = kzalloc(sizeof(*instance), GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	if (!instance)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!instance) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_shutdown_vchiq;
+	}
 
 	mutex_init(&instance->vchiq_mutex);
 
 	instance->bulk_scratch = vmalloc(PAGE_SIZE);
+	instance->vchiq_instance = vchiq_instance;
 
 	mutex_init(&instance->context_map_lock);
 	idr_init_base(&instance->context_map, 1);
@@ -1932,7 +1941,9 @@ int vchiq_mmal_init(struct vchiq_mmal_instance **out_instance)
 err_free:
 	vfree(instance->bulk_scratch);
 	kfree(instance);
-	return -ENODEV;
+err_shutdown_vchiq:
+	vchiq_shutdown(vchiq_instance);
+	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vchiq_mmal_init);