const struct imx415_clk_params *clk_params;
 
-       bool streaming;
-
        struct v4l2_subdev subdev;
        struct media_pad pad;
 
        struct v4l2_subdev_state *state;
        unsigned int vmax;
        unsigned int flip;
+       int ret;
 
-       if (!sensor->streaming)
+       if (!pm_runtime_get_if_in_use(sensor->dev))
                return 0;
 
        state = v4l2_subdev_get_locked_active_state(&sensor->subdev);
                /* clamp the exposure value to VMAX. */
                vmax = format->height + sensor->vblank->cur.val;
                ctrl->val = min_t(int, ctrl->val, vmax);
-               return imx415_write(sensor, IMX415_SHR0, vmax - ctrl->val);
+               ret = imx415_write(sensor, IMX415_SHR0, vmax - ctrl->val);
+               break;
 
        case V4L2_CID_ANALOGUE_GAIN:
                /* analogue gain in 0.3 dB step size */
-               return imx415_write(sensor, IMX415_GAIN_PCG_0, ctrl->val);
+               ret = imx415_write(sensor, IMX415_GAIN_PCG_0, ctrl->val);
+               break;
 
        case V4L2_CID_HFLIP:
        case V4L2_CID_VFLIP:
                flip = (sensor->hflip->val << IMX415_HREVERSE_SHIFT) |
                       (sensor->vflip->val << IMX415_VREVERSE_SHIFT);
-               return imx415_write(sensor, IMX415_REVERSE, flip);
+               ret = imx415_write(sensor, IMX415_REVERSE, flip);
+               break;
 
        case V4L2_CID_TEST_PATTERN:
-               return imx415_set_testpattern(sensor, ctrl->val);
+               ret = imx415_set_testpattern(sensor, ctrl->val);
+               break;
 
        default:
-               return -EINVAL;
+               ret = -EINVAL;
+               break;
        }
+
+       pm_runtime_put(sensor->dev);
+
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static const struct v4l2_ctrl_ops imx415_ctrl_ops = {
                pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(sensor->dev);
                pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(sensor->dev);
 
-               sensor->streaming = false;
-
                goto unlock;
        }
 
        if (ret)
                goto err_pm;
 
-       /*
-        * Set streaming to true to ensure __v4l2_ctrl_handler_setup() will set
-        * the controls. The flag is reset to false further down if an error
-        * occurs.
-        */
-       sensor->streaming = true;
-
        ret = __v4l2_ctrl_handler_setup(&sensor->ctrls);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto err_pm;
         * likely has no other chance to recover.
         */
        pm_runtime_put_sync(sensor->dev);
-       sensor->streaming = false;
 
        goto unlock;
 }