diff --git a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-streamer.c b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-streamer.c
index 807551a5143b..15d863f97cbf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-streamer.c
+++ b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-streamer.c
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ static void vimc_streamer_pipeline_terminate(struct vimc_stream *stream)
 			continue;
 
 		sd = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(ved->ent);
+		/*
+		 * Do not call .s_stream() to stop an already
+		 * stopped/unstarted subdev.
+		 */
+		if (!v4l2_subdev_is_streaming(sd))
+			continue;
 		v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, s_stream, 0);
 	}
 }