diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
index f3297367df8b..d832aa55056f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
@@ -1280,14 +1280,14 @@ static int uvc_gpio_parse(struct uvc_device *dev)
 	struct gpio_desc *gpio_privacy;
 	int irq;
 
-	gpio_privacy = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&dev->udev->dev, "privacy",
+	gpio_privacy = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&dev->intf->dev, "privacy",
 					       GPIOD_IN);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(gpio_privacy))
 		return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(gpio_privacy);
 
 	irq = gpiod_to_irq(gpio_privacy);
 	if (irq < 0)
-		return dev_err_probe(&dev->udev->dev, irq,
+		return dev_err_probe(&dev->intf->dev, irq,
 				     "No IRQ for privacy GPIO\n");
 
 	unit = uvc_alloc_entity(UVC_EXT_GPIO_UNIT, UVC_EXT_GPIO_UNIT_ID, 0, 1);
@@ -1313,15 +1313,27 @@ static int uvc_gpio_parse(struct uvc_device *dev)
 static int uvc_gpio_init_irq(struct uvc_device *dev)
 {
 	struct uvc_entity *unit = dev->gpio_unit;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!unit || unit->gpio.irq < 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	return devm_request_threaded_irq(&dev->udev->dev, unit->gpio.irq, NULL,
-					 uvc_gpio_irq,
-					 IRQF_ONESHOT | IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING |
-					 IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING,
-					 "uvc_privacy_gpio", dev);
+	ret = request_threaded_irq(unit->gpio.irq, NULL, uvc_gpio_irq,
+				   IRQF_ONESHOT | IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING |
+				   IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING,
+				   "uvc_privacy_gpio", dev);
+
+	unit->gpio.initialized = !ret;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void uvc_gpio_deinit(struct uvc_device *dev)
+{
+	if (!dev->gpio_unit || !dev->gpio_unit->gpio.initialized)
+		return;
+
+	free_irq(dev->gpio_unit->gpio.irq, dev);
 }
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1918,6 +1930,8 @@ static void uvc_unregister_video(struct uvc_device *dev)
 {
 	struct uvc_streaming *stream;
 
+	uvc_gpio_deinit(dev);
+
 	list_for_each_entry(stream, &dev->streams, list) {
 		/* Nothing to do here, continue. */
 		if (!video_is_registered(&stream->vdev))
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
index b7d24a853ce4..e9060cfa4fda 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ struct uvc_entity {
 			u8  *bmControls;
 			struct gpio_desc *gpio_privacy;
 			int irq;
+			bool initialized;
 		} gpio;
 	};