diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c
index 81cb16800b77..dc9ed1d0ff3a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ static int cedrus_open(struct file *file)
 err_m2m_release:
 	v4l2_m2m_ctx_release(ctx->fh.m2m_ctx);
 err_free:
+	v4l2_fh_exit(&ctx->fh);
 	kfree(ctx);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_mutex);