diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c b/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
index 8361070f523f..fb8f8a85f850 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
@@ -519,9 +519,6 @@ static const struct v4l2_ctrl_ops smiapp_ctrl_ops = {
 static int smiapp_init_controls(struct smiapp_sensor *sensor)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = v4l2_get_subdevdata(&sensor->src->sd);
-	unsigned long *valid_link_freqs = &sensor->valid_link_freqs[
-		sensor->csi_format->compressed - SMIAPP_COMPRESSED_BASE];
-	unsigned int max, i;
 	int rval;
 
 	rval = v4l2_ctrl_handler_init(&sensor->pixel_array->ctrl_handler, 12);
@@ -573,15 +570,6 @@ static int smiapp_init_controls(struct smiapp_sensor *sensor)
 				     ARRAY_SIZE(smiapp_test_patterns) - 1,
 				     0, 0, smiapp_test_patterns);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sensor->test_data); i++) {
-		int max_value = (1 << sensor->csi_format->width) - 1;
-		sensor->test_data[i] =
-			v4l2_ctrl_new_std(
-				&sensor->pixel_array->ctrl_handler,
-				&smiapp_ctrl_ops, V4L2_CID_TEST_PATTERN_RED + i,
-				0, max_value, 1, max_value);
-	}
-
 	if (sensor->pixel_array->ctrl_handler.error) {
 		dev_err(&client->dev,
 			"pixel array controls initialization failed (%d)\n",
@@ -600,13 +588,6 @@ static int smiapp_init_controls(struct smiapp_sensor *sensor)
 
 	sensor->src->ctrl_handler.lock = &sensor->mutex;
 
-	for (max = 0; sensor->platform_data->op_sys_clock[max + 1]; max++);
-
-	sensor->link_freq = v4l2_ctrl_new_int_menu(
-		&sensor->src->ctrl_handler, &smiapp_ctrl_ops,
-		V4L2_CID_LINK_FREQ, __fls(*valid_link_freqs),
-		__ffs(*valid_link_freqs), sensor->platform_data->op_sys_clock);
-
 	sensor->pixel_rate_csi = v4l2_ctrl_new_std(
 		&sensor->src->ctrl_handler, &smiapp_ctrl_ops,
 		V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE, 1, INT_MAX, 1, 1);
@@ -623,6 +604,35 @@ static int smiapp_init_controls(struct smiapp_sensor *sensor)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * For controls that require information on available media bus codes
+ * and linke frequencies.
+ */
+static int smiapp_init_late_controls(struct smiapp_sensor *sensor)
+{
+	unsigned long *valid_link_freqs = &sensor->valid_link_freqs[
+		sensor->csi_format->compressed - SMIAPP_COMPRESSED_BASE];
+	unsigned int max, i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sensor->test_data); i++) {
+		int max_value = (1 << sensor->csi_format->width) - 1;
+
+		sensor->test_data[i] = v4l2_ctrl_new_std(
+				&sensor->pixel_array->ctrl_handler,
+				&smiapp_ctrl_ops, V4L2_CID_TEST_PATTERN_RED + i,
+				0, max_value, 1, max_value);
+	}
+
+	for (max = 0; sensor->platform_data->op_sys_clock[max + 1]; max++);
+
+	sensor->link_freq = v4l2_ctrl_new_int_menu(
+		&sensor->src->ctrl_handler, &smiapp_ctrl_ops,
+		V4L2_CID_LINK_FREQ, __fls(*valid_link_freqs),
+		__ffs(*valid_link_freqs), sensor->platform_data->op_sys_clock);
+
+	return sensor->src->ctrl_handler.error;
+}
+
 static void smiapp_free_controls(struct smiapp_sensor *sensor)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -2768,6 +2778,12 @@ static int smiapp_init(struct smiapp_sensor *sensor)
 	if (rval < 0)
 		goto out_cleanup;
 
+	rval = smiapp_init_late_controls(sensor);
+	if (rval) {
+		rval = -ENODEV;
+		goto out_cleanup;
+	}
+
 	mutex_lock(&sensor->mutex);
 	rval = smiapp_update_mode(sensor);
 	mutex_unlock(&sensor->mutex);