diff --git a/drivers/media/video/marvell-ccic/mcam-core.c b/drivers/media/video/marvell-ccic/mcam-core.c
index 35cd89d3e676..b26118246763 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/marvell-ccic/mcam-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/marvell-ccic/mcam-core.c
@@ -1564,11 +1564,8 @@ static int mcam_v4l_release(struct file *filp)
 			singles, delivered);
 	mutex_lock(&cam->s_mutex);
 	(cam->users)--;
-	if (filp == cam->owner) {
-		mcam_ctlr_stop_dma(cam);
-		cam->owner = NULL;
-	}
 	if (cam->users == 0) {
+		mcam_ctlr_stop_dma(cam);
 		mcam_cleanup_vb2(cam);
 		mcam_ctlr_power_down(cam);
 		if (cam->buffer_mode == B_vmalloc && alloc_bufs_at_read)
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/marvell-ccic/mcam-core.h b/drivers/media/video/marvell-ccic/mcam-core.h
index 917200e63255..bd6acba9fb37 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/marvell-ccic/mcam-core.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/marvell-ccic/mcam-core.h
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ struct mcam_camera {
 	enum mcam_state state;
 	unsigned long flags;		/* Buffer status, mainly (dev_lock) */
 	int users;			/* How many open FDs */
-	struct file *owner;		/* Who has data access (v4l2) */
 
 	/*
 	 * Subsystem structures.