diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-device.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-device.c
index 06fa5f1b2cff..62bbed76dbbc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-device.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-device.c
@@ -160,12 +160,9 @@ int v4l2_device_register_subdev(struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev,
 	int err;
 
 	/* Check for valid input */
-	if (v4l2_dev == NULL || sd == NULL || !sd->name[0])
+	if (!v4l2_dev || !sd || sd->v4l2_dev || !sd->name[0])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* Warn if we apparently re-register a subdev */
-	WARN_ON(sd->v4l2_dev != NULL);
-
 	/*
 	 * The reason to acquire the module here is to avoid unloading
 	 * a module of sub-device which is registered to a media