diff --git a/drivers/media/media-entity.c b/drivers/media/media-entity.c
index 5640ca29da8c..bc44193efa47 100644
--- a/drivers/media/media-entity.c
+++ b/drivers/media/media-entity.c
@@ -199,12 +199,12 @@ void media_gobj_create(struct media_device *mdev,
 
 void media_gobj_destroy(struct media_gobj *gobj)
 {
-	dev_dbg_obj(__func__, gobj);
-
 	/* Do nothing if the object is not linked. */
 	if (gobj->mdev == NULL)
 		return;
 
+	dev_dbg_obj(__func__, gobj);
+
 	gobj->mdev->topology_version++;
 
 	/* Remove the object from mdev list */