diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen1_command.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen1_command.c
index 3e41c8cb620e..a3461ccf170a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen1_command.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen1_command.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int iris_hfi_gen1_session_stop(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane)
 			inst->flush_responses_pending++;
 			ret = iris_wait_for_session_response(inst, true);
 		}
-	} else {
+	} else if (inst->sub_state & IRIS_INST_SUB_LOAD_RESOURCES) {
 		reinit_completion(&inst->completion);
 		iris_hfi_gen1_packet_session_cmd(inst, &pkt, HFI_CMD_SESSION_STOP);
 		ret = iris_hfi_queue_cmd_write(core, &pkt, pkt.shdr.hdr.size);