diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-cru.h b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-cru.h
index 811603f18af0..a5a99b004322 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-cru.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-cru.h
@@ -133,9 +133,6 @@ struct rzg2l_cru_dev {
 	struct v4l2_pix_format format;
 };
 
-void rzg2l_cru_vclk_unprepare(struct rzg2l_cru_dev *cru);
-int rzg2l_cru_vclk_prepare(struct rzg2l_cru_dev *cru);
-
 int rzg2l_cru_start_image_processing(struct rzg2l_cru_dev *cru);
 void rzg2l_cru_stop_image_processing(struct rzg2l_cru_dev *cru);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-csi2.c b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-csi2.c
index e00d9379dd2c..e68fcdaea207 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-csi2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-csi2.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ struct rzg2l_csi2 {
 	struct reset_control *presetn;
 	struct reset_control *cmn_rstb;
 	struct clk *sysclk;
+	struct clk *vclk;
 	unsigned long vclk_rate;
 
 	struct v4l2_subdev subdev;
@@ -361,7 +362,7 @@ static int rzg2l_csi2_dphy_setting(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, bool on)
 	return rzg2l_csi2_dphy_disable(csi2);
 }
 
-static void rzg2l_csi2_mipi_link_enable(struct rzg2l_csi2 *csi2)
+static int rzg2l_csi2_mipi_link_enable(struct rzg2l_csi2 *csi2)
 {
 	unsigned long vclk_rate = csi2->vclk_rate / HZ_PER_MHZ;
 	u32 frrskw, frrclk, frrskw_coeff, frrclk_coeff;
@@ -386,11 +387,15 @@ static void rzg2l_csi2_mipi_link_enable(struct rzg2l_csi2 *csi2)
 	rzg2l_csi2_write(csi2, CSI2nDTEL, 0xf778ff0f);
 	rzg2l_csi2_write(csi2, CSI2nDTEH, 0x00ffff1f);
 
+	clk_disable_unprepare(csi2->vclk);
+
 	/* Enable LINK reception */
 	rzg2l_csi2_write(csi2, CSI2nMCT3, CSI2nMCT3_RXEN);
+
+	return clk_prepare_enable(csi2->vclk);
 }
 
-static void rzg2l_csi2_mipi_link_disable(struct rzg2l_csi2 *csi2)
+static int rzg2l_csi2_mipi_link_disable(struct rzg2l_csi2 *csi2)
 {
 	unsigned int timeout = VSRSTS_RETRIES;
 
@@ -409,18 +414,21 @@ static void rzg2l_csi2_mipi_link_disable(struct rzg2l_csi2 *csi2)
 
 	if (!timeout)
 		dev_err(csi2->dev, "Clearing CSI2nRTST.VSRSTS timed out\n");
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int rzg2l_csi2_mipi_link_setting(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, bool on)
 {
 	struct rzg2l_csi2 *csi2 = sd_to_csi2(sd);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (on)
-		rzg2l_csi2_mipi_link_enable(csi2);
+		ret = rzg2l_csi2_mipi_link_enable(csi2);
 	else
-		rzg2l_csi2_mipi_link_disable(csi2);
+		ret = rzg2l_csi2_mipi_link_disable(csi2);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int rzg2l_csi2_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
@@ -731,7 +739,6 @@ static const struct media_entity_operations rzg2l_csi2_entity_ops = {
 static int rzg2l_csi2_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct rzg2l_csi2 *csi2;
-	struct clk *vclk;
 	int ret;
 
 	csi2 = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*csi2), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -757,12 +764,11 @@ static int rzg2l_csi2_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(csi2->sysclk),
 				     "Failed to get system clk\n");
 
-	vclk = clk_get(&pdev->dev, "video");
-	if (IS_ERR(vclk))
-		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(vclk),
+	csi2->vclk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "video");
+	if (IS_ERR(csi2->vclk))
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(csi2->vclk),
 				     "Failed to get video clock\n");
-	csi2->vclk_rate = clk_get_rate(vclk);
-	clk_put(vclk);
+	csi2->vclk_rate = clk_get_rate(csi2->vclk);
 
 	csi2->dev = &pdev->dev;
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-ip.c b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-ip.c
index 8466b4e55909..2d22c373588b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-ip.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-ip.c
@@ -80,20 +80,9 @@ static int rzg2l_cru_ip_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
 			return ret;
 		}
 
-		rzg2l_cru_vclk_unprepare(cru);
-
 		ret = v4l2_subdev_call(cru->ip.remote, video, s_stream, enable);
-		if (ret == -ENOIOCTLCMD)
-			ret = 0;
-		if (!ret) {
-			ret = rzg2l_cru_vclk_prepare(cru);
-			if (!ret)
-				return 0;
-		} else {
-			/* enable back vclk so that s_stream in error path disables it */
-			if (rzg2l_cru_vclk_prepare(cru))
-				dev_err(cru->dev, "Failed to enable vclk\n");
-		}
+		if (!ret || (ret == -ENOIOCTLCMD))
+			return 0;
 
 		s_stream_ret = ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-video.c b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-video.c
index a7d6fe831d54..d15a9bfcc98b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-video.c
@@ -461,16 +461,6 @@ int rzg2l_cru_start_image_processing(struct rzg2l_cru_dev *cru)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void rzg2l_cru_vclk_unprepare(struct rzg2l_cru_dev *cru)
-{
-	clk_disable_unprepare(cru->vclk);
-}
-
-int rzg2l_cru_vclk_prepare(struct rzg2l_cru_dev *cru)
-{
-	return clk_prepare_enable(cru->vclk);
-}
-
 static int rzg2l_cru_set_stream(struct rzg2l_cru_dev *cru, int on)
 {
 	struct media_pipeline *pipe;
