diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_cmd.c
index 75a531667d74..70c8e86c3205 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_cmd.c
@@ -5453,9 +5453,9 @@ static int atomisp_set_fmt_to_isp(struct video_device *vdev,
 	else
 		ret = get_frame_info(asd, output_info);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(isp->dev, "get_frame_info %ux%u (padded to %u)\n",
-			pix->width, pix->height, pix->bytesperline);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		dev_err(isp->dev, "__get_frame_info %ux%u (padded to %u) returned %d\n",
+			pix->width, pix->height, pix->bytesperline, ret);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	atomisp_update_grid_info(asd, pipe_id, source_pad);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_compat_css20.c b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_compat_css20.c
index 99a632f33d2d..1309855bb6c8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_compat_css20.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_compat_css20.c
@@ -2657,42 +2657,49 @@ static int __get_frame_info(struct atomisp_sub_device *asd,
 	if (__destroy_pipes(asd, true))
 		dev_warn(isp->dev, "destroy pipe failed.\n");
 
-	if (__create_pipes(asd))
+	if (__create_pipes(asd)) {
+		dev_err(isp->dev, "can't create pipes\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (__create_streams(asd))
-		goto stream_err;
-
-	ret = ia_css_pipe_get_info(
-		  asd->stream_env[stream_index]
-		  .pipes[pipe_id], &p_info);
-	if (!ret) {
-		switch (type) {
-		case ATOMISP_CSS_VF_FRAME:
-			*info = p_info.vf_output_info[0];
-			dev_dbg(isp->dev, "getting vf frame info.\n");
-			break;
-		case ATOMISP_CSS_SECOND_VF_FRAME:
-			*info = p_info.vf_output_info[1];
-			dev_dbg(isp->dev, "getting second vf frame info.\n");
-			break;
-		case ATOMISP_CSS_OUTPUT_FRAME:
-			*info = p_info.output_info[0];
-			dev_dbg(isp->dev, "getting main frame info.\n");
-			break;
-		case ATOMISP_CSS_SECOND_OUTPUT_FRAME:
-			*info = p_info.output_info[1];
-			dev_dbg(isp->dev, "getting second main frame info.\n");
-			break;
-		case ATOMISP_CSS_RAW_FRAME:
-			*info = p_info.raw_output_info;
-			dev_dbg(isp->dev, "getting raw frame info.\n");
-		}
-		dev_dbg(isp->dev, "get frame info: w=%d, h=%d, num_invalid_frames %d.\n",
-			info->res.width, info->res.height, p_info.num_invalid_frames);
-		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (__create_streams(asd)) {
+		dev_err(isp->dev, "can't create streams\n");
+		goto stream_err;
+	}
+
+	ret = ia_css_pipe_get_info(asd->stream_env[stream_index].pipes[pipe_id],
+				   &p_info);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(isp->dev, "can't get info from pipe\n");
+		goto stream_err;
+	}
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case ATOMISP_CSS_VF_FRAME:
+		*info = p_info.vf_output_info[0];
+		dev_dbg(isp->dev, "getting vf frame info.\n");
+		break;
+	case ATOMISP_CSS_SECOND_VF_FRAME:
+		*info = p_info.vf_output_info[1];
+		dev_dbg(isp->dev, "getting second vf frame info.\n");
+		break;
+	case ATOMISP_CSS_OUTPUT_FRAME:
+		*info = p_info.output_info[0];
+		dev_dbg(isp->dev, "getting main frame info.\n");
+		break;
+	case ATOMISP_CSS_SECOND_OUTPUT_FRAME:
+		*info = p_info.output_info[1];
+		dev_dbg(isp->dev, "getting second main frame info.\n");
+		break;
+	case ATOMISP_CSS_RAW_FRAME:
+		*info = p_info.raw_output_info;
+		dev_dbg(isp->dev, "getting raw frame info.\n");
+	}
+	dev_dbg(isp->dev, "get frame info: w=%d, h=%d, num_invalid_frames %d.\n",
+		info->res.width, info->res.height, p_info.num_invalid_frames);
+
+	return 0;
+
 stream_err:
 	__destroy_pipes(asd, true);
 	return -EINVAL;