diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/tc358743.c b/drivers/media/i2c/tc358743.c
index 7a6fdecc7215..526d30745a19 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/tc358743.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/tc358743.c
@@ -870,7 +870,8 @@ static void tc358743_format_change(struct v4l2_subdev *sd)
 				&timings, false);
 	}
 
-	v4l2_subdev_notify_event(sd, &tc358743_ev_fmt);
+	if (sd->devnode)
+		v4l2_subdev_notify_event(sd, &tc358743_ev_fmt);
 }
 
 static void tc358743_init_interrupts(struct v4l2_subdev *sd)