diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_ctrl.c b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_ctrl.c
index da138c314963a..58822ec5370e2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_ctrl.c
@@ -468,8 +468,10 @@ void s5p_mfc_close_mfc_inst(struct s5p_mfc_dev *dev, struct s5p_mfc_ctx *ctx)
 	s5p_mfc_hw_call(dev->mfc_ops, try_run, dev);
 	/* Wait until instance is returned or timeout occurred */
 	if (s5p_mfc_wait_for_done_ctx(ctx,
-				S5P_MFC_R2H_CMD_CLOSE_INSTANCE_RET, 0))
+				S5P_MFC_R2H_CMD_CLOSE_INSTANCE_RET, 0)){
+		clear_work_bit_irqsave(ctx);
 		mfc_err("Err returning instance\n");
+	}
 
 	/* Free resources */
 	s5p_mfc_hw_call(dev->mfc_ops, release_codec_buffers, ctx);