struct sensor_async_subdev *s_asd;
        struct v4l2_async_subdev *asd;
        struct cio2_queue *q;
-       unsigned int pad;
        int ret;
 
        list_for_each_entry(asd, &cio2->notifier.asd_list, asd_list) {
                s_asd = to_sensor_asd(asd);
                q = &cio2->queue[s_asd->csi2.port];
 
-               for (pad = 0; pad < q->sensor->entity.num_pads; pad++)
-                       if (q->sensor->entity.pads[pad].flags &
-                                               MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE)
-                               break;
-
-               if (pad == q->sensor->entity.num_pads) {
-                       dev_err(dev, "failed to find src pad for %s\n",
-                               q->sensor->name);
-                       return -ENXIO;
+               ret = media_entity_get_fwnode_pad(&q->sensor->entity,
+                                                 s_asd->asd.match.fwnode,
+                                                 MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       dev_err(dev, "no pad for endpoint %pfw (%d)\n",
+                               s_asd->asd.match.fwnode, ret);
+                       return ret;
                }
 
-               ret = media_create_pad_link(
-                               &q->sensor->entity, pad,
-                               &q->subdev.entity, CIO2_PAD_SINK,
-                               0);
+               ret = media_create_pad_link(&q->sensor->entity, ret,
+                                           &q->subdev.entity, CIO2_PAD_SINK,
+                                           0);
                if (ret) {
-                       dev_err(dev, "failed to create link for %s\n",
-                               q->sensor->name);
+                       dev_err(dev, "failed to create link for %s (endpoint %pfw, error %d)\n",
+                               q->sensor->name, s_asd->asd.match.fwnode, ret);
                        return ret;
                }
        }