V4L2_CID_AUTO_WHITE_BALANCE,
                                              0, 1, 1,
                                              V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_AUTO);
-       if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mt9v111->auto_awb)) {
-               ret = PTR_ERR(mt9v111->auto_awb);
-               goto error_free_ctrls;
-       }
-
        mt9v111->auto_exp = v4l2_ctrl_new_std_menu(&mt9v111->ctrls,
                                                   &mt9v111_ctrl_ops,
                                                   V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO,
                                                   V4L2_EXPOSURE_MANUAL,
                                                   0, V4L2_EXPOSURE_AUTO);
-       if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mt9v111->auto_exp)) {
-               ret = PTR_ERR(mt9v111->auto_exp);
-               goto error_free_ctrls;
-       }
-
-       /* Initialize timings */
        mt9v111->hblank = v4l2_ctrl_new_std(&mt9v111->ctrls, &mt9v111_ctrl_ops,
                                            V4L2_CID_HBLANK,
                                            MT9V111_CORE_R05_MIN_HBLANK,
                                            MT9V111_CORE_R05_MAX_HBLANK, 1,
                                            MT9V111_CORE_R05_DEF_HBLANK);
-       if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mt9v111->hblank)) {
-               ret = PTR_ERR(mt9v111->hblank);
-               goto error_free_ctrls;
-       }
-
        mt9v111->vblank = v4l2_ctrl_new_std(&mt9v111->ctrls, &mt9v111_ctrl_ops,
                                            V4L2_CID_VBLANK,
                                            MT9V111_CORE_R06_MIN_VBLANK,
                                            MT9V111_CORE_R06_MAX_VBLANK, 1,
                                            MT9V111_CORE_R06_DEF_VBLANK);
-       if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mt9v111->vblank)) {
-               ret = PTR_ERR(mt9v111->vblank);
-               goto error_free_ctrls;
-       }
 
        /* PIXEL_RATE is fixed: just expose it to user space. */
        v4l2_ctrl_new_std(&mt9v111->ctrls, &mt9v111_ctrl_ops,
                          DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(mt9v111->sysclk, 2), 1,
                          DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(mt9v111->sysclk, 2));
 
+       if (mt9v111->ctrls.error) {
+               ret = mt9v111->ctrls.error;
+               goto error_free_ctrls;
+       }
        mt9v111->sd.ctrl_handler = &mt9v111->ctrls;
 
        /* Start with default configuration: 640x480 UYVY. */
        mt9v111->pad.flags      = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
        ret = media_entity_pads_init(&mt9v111->sd.entity, 1, &mt9v111->pad);
        if (ret)
-               goto error_free_ctrls;
+               goto error_free_entity;
 #endif
 
        ret = mt9v111_chip_probe(mt9v111);
        if (ret)
-               goto error_free_ctrls;
+               goto error_free_entity;
 
        ret = v4l2_async_register_subdev(&mt9v111->sd);
        if (ret)
-               goto error_free_ctrls;
+               goto error_free_entity;
 
        return 0;
 
-error_free_ctrls:
-       v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&mt9v111->ctrls);
-
+error_free_entity:
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER)
        media_entity_cleanup(&mt9v111->sd.entity);
 #endif
 
+error_free_ctrls:
+       v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&mt9v111->ctrls);
+
        mutex_destroy(&mt9v111->pwr_mutex);
        mutex_destroy(&mt9v111->stream_mutex);
 
 
        v4l2_async_unregister_subdev(sd);
 
-       v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&mt9v111->ctrls);
-
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER)
        media_entity_cleanup(&sd->entity);
 #endif
 
+       v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&mt9v111->ctrls);
+
        mutex_destroy(&mt9v111->pwr_mutex);
        mutex_destroy(&mt9v111->stream_mutex);