.link_validate          = vimc_link_validate,
 };
 
+static void vimc_cap_release(struct video_device *vdev)
+{
+       struct vimc_cap_device *vcap =
+               container_of(vdev, struct vimc_cap_device, vdev);
+
+       vimc_pads_cleanup(vcap->ved.pads);
+       kfree(vcap);
+}
+
 static void vimc_cap_comp_unbind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
                                 void *master_data)
 {
        vb2_queue_release(&vcap->queue);
        media_entity_cleanup(ved->ent);
        video_unregister_device(&vcap->vdev);
-       vimc_pads_cleanup(vcap->ved.pads);
-       kfree(vcap);
 }
 
 static void *vimc_cap_process_frame(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
        vdev = &vcap->vdev;
        vdev->device_caps = V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_CAPTURE | V4L2_CAP_STREAMING;
        vdev->entity.ops = &vimc_cap_mops;
-       vdev->release = video_device_release_empty;
+       vdev->release = vimc_cap_release;
        vdev->fops = &vimc_cap_fops;
        vdev->ioctl_ops = &vimc_cap_ioctl_ops;
        vdev->lock = &vcap->lock;