diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prp.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prp.c
index 783a5158a5f6..c2bb5ef2acb4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prp.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prp.c
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ static int prp_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
 
 update_count:
 	priv->stream_count += enable ? 1 : -1;
-	WARN_ON(priv->stream_count < 0);
+	if (priv->stream_count < 0)
+		priv->stream_count = 0;
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prpencvf.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prpencvf.c
index 5e9c817881dd..ed363fe3b3d0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prpencvf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prpencvf.c
@@ -1140,7 +1140,8 @@ static int prp_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
 
 update_count:
 	priv->stream_count += enable ? 1 : -1;
-	WARN_ON(priv->stream_count < 0);
+	if (priv->stream_count < 0)
+		priv->stream_count = 0;
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
index 6eaf64419a78..a2d26693912e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
@@ -864,7 +864,8 @@ static int csi_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
 
 update_count:
 	priv->stream_count += enable ? 1 : -1;
-	WARN_ON(priv->stream_count < 0);
+	if (priv->stream_count < 0)
+		priv->stream_count = 0;
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-vdic.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-vdic.c
index c0b6d7f3e4c9..7eabdc4aa79f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-vdic.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-vdic.c
@@ -536,7 +536,8 @@ static int vdic_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
 
 update_count:
 	priv->stream_count += enable ? 1 : -1;
-	WARN_ON(priv->stream_count < 0);
+	if (priv->stream_count < 0)
+		priv->stream_count = 0;
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx6-mipi-csi2.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx6-mipi-csi2.c
index cae1cb278040..5061f3f524fd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx6-mipi-csi2.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx6-mipi-csi2.c
@@ -397,7 +397,8 @@ static int csi2_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
 
 update_count:
 	csi2->stream_count += enable ? 1 : -1;
-	WARN_ON(csi2->stream_count < 0);
+	if (csi2->stream_count < 0)
+		csi2->stream_count = 0;
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&csi2->lock);
 	return ret;