diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.c b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.c
index 158c8e28ed2c..88298d9f604d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.c
@@ -1577,6 +1577,8 @@ int gspca_dev_probe2(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(gspca_dev->vdev.ctrl_handler);
 	v4l2_device_unregister(&gspca_dev->v4l2_dev);
 	kfree(gspca_dev->usb_buf);
+	if (sd_desc->free_sensor_priv)
+		sd_desc->free_sensor_priv(gspca_dev);
 	kfree(gspca_dev);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.h b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.h
index b0ced2e14006..792f19307b91 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ struct sd_desc {
 	cam_streamparm_op set_streamparm;
 	cam_format_op try_fmt;
 	cam_frmsize_op enum_framesizes;
+	cam_op free_sensor_priv;
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_ADV_DEBUG
 	cam_set_reg_op set_register;
 	cam_get_reg_op get_register;
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx.c b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx.c
index 95673fc0a99c..0ba8165b6f06 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx.c
@@ -529,6 +529,8 @@ static int sd_int_pkt_scan(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev,
 static int stv06xx_config(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev,
 			  const struct usb_device_id *id);
 
+static int stv06xx_free_sensor_priv(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev);
+
 /* sub-driver description */
 static const struct sd_desc sd_desc = {
 	.name = MODULE_NAME,
@@ -540,6 +542,7 @@ static const struct sd_desc sd_desc = {
 	.pkt_scan = stv06xx_pkt_scan,
 	.isoc_init = stv06xx_isoc_init,
 	.isoc_nego = stv06xx_isoc_nego,
+	.free_sensor_priv = stv06xx_free_sensor_priv,
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_INPUT)
 	.int_pkt_scan = sd_int_pkt_scan,
 #endif
@@ -583,7 +586,18 @@ static int stv06xx_config(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev,
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Free the memory allocated to sd->sensor_priv field during initial phases of
+ * gspca (probe/init_control) which later encountered error in the same phase.
+ */
+static int stv06xx_free_sensor_priv(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev) {
+	struct sd *sd = (struct sd *) gspca_dev;
 
+	if (sd->sensor->free_sensor_priv)
+		sd->sensor->free_sensor_priv(sd);
+
+	return 0;
+}
 
 /* -- module initialisation -- */
 static const struct usb_device_id device_table[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_hdcs.c b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_hdcs.c
index 5a47dcbf1c8e..50b7a80a855a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_hdcs.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_hdcs.c
@@ -529,3 +529,12 @@ static int hdcs_dump(struct sd *sd)
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int hdcs_deallocate(struct sd *sd)
+{
+	struct hdcs *hdcs = sd->sensor_priv;
+
+	kfree(hdcs);
+	sd->sensor_priv = NULL;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_hdcs.h b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_hdcs.h
index 326a6eb68237..482e1a8e9a3b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_hdcs.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_hdcs.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ static int hdcs_init(struct sd *sd);
 static int hdcs_init_controls(struct sd *sd);
 static int hdcs_stop(struct sd *sd);
 static int hdcs_dump(struct sd *sd);
+static int hdcs_deallocate(struct sd *sd);
 
 static int hdcs_set_exposure(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev, __s32 val);
 static int hdcs_set_gain(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev, __s32 val);
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ const struct stv06xx_sensor stv06xx_sensor_hdcs1x00 = {
 	.start = hdcs_start,
 	.stop = hdcs_stop,
 	.dump = hdcs_dump,
+	.free_sensor_priv = hdcs_deallocate,
 };
 
 const struct stv06xx_sensor stv06xx_sensor_hdcs1020 = {
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@ const struct stv06xx_sensor stv06xx_sensor_hdcs1020 = {
 	.start = hdcs_start,
 	.stop = hdcs_stop,
 	.dump = hdcs_dump,
+	.free_sensor_priv = hdcs_deallocate,
 };
 
 static const u16 stv_bridge_init[][2] = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_pb0100.c b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_pb0100.c
index ae382b3b5f7f..97ea886698c1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_pb0100.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_pb0100.c
@@ -318,6 +318,15 @@ static int pb0100_dump(struct sd *sd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int pb0100_free_ctrls(struct sd *sd)
+{
+	struct pb0100_ctrls *ctrls = sd->sensor_priv;
+
+	kfree(ctrls);
+	sd->sensor_priv = NULL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int pb0100_set_gain(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev, __s32 val)
 {
 	int err;
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_pb0100.h b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_pb0100.h
index c5a6614577de..12ec207f6bfa 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_pb0100.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_pb0100.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ static int pb0100_init(struct sd *sd);
 static int pb0100_init_controls(struct sd *sd);
 static int pb0100_stop(struct sd *sd);
 static int pb0100_dump(struct sd *sd);
+static int pb0100_free_ctrls(struct sd *sd);
 
 /* V4L2 controls supported by the driver */
 static int pb0100_set_gain(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev, __s32 val);
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ const struct stv06xx_sensor stv06xx_sensor_pb0100 = {
 	.start = pb0100_start,
 	.stop = pb0100_stop,
 	.dump = pb0100_dump,
+	.free_sensor_priv = pb0100_free_ctrls,
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_sensor.h b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_sensor.h
index 67c13c689b9c..22c75c528331 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_sensor.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_sensor.h
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ struct stv06xx_sensor {
 
 	/* Instructs the sensor to dump all its contents */
 	int (*dump)(struct sd *sd);
+
+	/* Frees sensor_priv field during initial gspca probe errors */
+	int (*free_sensor_priv)(struct sd *sd);
 };
 
 #endif