diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/adv748x/adv748x-csi2.c b/drivers/media/i2c/adv748x/adv748x-csi2.c
index 05b336bcb536..6ce21542ed48 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/adv748x/adv748x-csi2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/adv748x/adv748x-csi2.c
@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ static int adv748x_csi2_registered(struct v4l2_subdev *sd)
 	 *
 	 * Link HDMI->TXA, and AFE->TXB directly.
 	 */
-	if (is_txa(tx)) {
+	if (is_txa(tx) && is_hdmi_enabled(state))
 		return adv748x_csi2_register_link(tx, sd->v4l2_dev,
 						  &state->hdmi.sd,
 						  ADV748X_HDMI_SOURCE);
-	} else {
+	if (!is_txa(tx) && is_afe_enabled(state))
 		return adv748x_csi2_register_link(tx, sd->v4l2_dev,
 						  &state->afe.sd,
 						  ADV748X_AFE_SOURCE);
-	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct v4l2_subdev_internal_ops adv748x_csi2_internal_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/adv748x/adv748x.h b/drivers/media/i2c/adv748x/adv748x.h
index dccae76a0fdc..39c2fdc3b416 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/adv748x/adv748x.h
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/adv748x/adv748x.h
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ struct adv748x_csi2 {
 #define adv748x_sd_to_csi2(sd) container_of(sd, struct adv748x_csi2, sd)
 #define is_tx_enabled(_tx) ((_tx)->state->endpoints[(_tx)->port] != NULL)
 #define is_txa(_tx) ((_tx) == &(_tx)->state->txa)
+#define is_afe_enabled(_state)					\
+	((_state)->endpoints[ADV748X_PORT_AIN0] != NULL ||	\
+	 (_state)->endpoints[ADV748X_PORT_AIN1] != NULL ||	\
+	 (_state)->endpoints[ADV748X_PORT_AIN2] != NULL ||	\
+	 (_state)->endpoints[ADV748X_PORT_AIN3] != NULL ||	\
+	 (_state)->endpoints[ADV748X_PORT_AIN4] != NULL ||	\
+	 (_state)->endpoints[ADV748X_PORT_AIN5] != NULL ||	\
+	 (_state)->endpoints[ADV748X_PORT_AIN6] != NULL ||	\
+	 (_state)->endpoints[ADV748X_PORT_AIN7] != NULL)
+#define is_hdmi_enabled(_state) ((_state)->endpoints[ADV748X_PORT_HDMI] != NULL)
 
 enum adv748x_hdmi_pads {
 	ADV748X_HDMI_SINK,