diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu3/ipu3-cio2.c b/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu3/ipu3-cio2.c
index 36e354ecf71e..c1d42cbecbc1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu3/ipu3-cio2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu3/ipu3-cio2.c
@@ -1467,7 +1467,8 @@ static int cio2_parse_firmware(struct cio2_device *cio2)
 		struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint vep = {
 			.bus_type = V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_DPHY
 		};
-		struct sensor_async_subdev *s_asd = NULL;
+		struct sensor_async_subdev *s_asd;
+		struct v4l2_async_subdev *asd;
 		struct fwnode_handle *ep;
 
 		ep = fwnode_graph_get_endpoint_by_id(
@@ -1481,27 +1482,23 @@ static int cio2_parse_firmware(struct cio2_device *cio2)
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_parse;
 
-		s_asd = kzalloc(sizeof(*s_asd), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!s_asd) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
+		asd = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(
+				&cio2->notifier, ep, sizeof(*s_asd));
+		if (IS_ERR(asd)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(asd);
 			goto err_parse;
 		}
 
+		s_asd = container_of(asd, struct sensor_async_subdev, asd);
 		s_asd->csi2.port = vep.base.port;
 		s_asd->csi2.lanes = vep.bus.mipi_csi2.num_data_lanes;
 
-		ret = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(
-			&cio2->notifier, ep, &s_asd->asd);
-		if (ret)
-			goto err_parse;
-
 		fwnode_handle_put(ep);
 
 		continue;
 
 err_parse:
 		fwnode_handle_put(ep);
-		kfree(s_asd);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/omap3isp/isp.c b/drivers/media/platform/omap3isp/isp.c
index b1fc4518e275..51c35f42773f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/omap3isp/isp.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/omap3isp/isp.c
@@ -2126,21 +2126,6 @@ static void isp_parse_of_csi1_endpoint(struct device *dev,
 	buscfg->bus.ccp2.crc = 1;
 }
 
-static int isp_alloc_isd(struct isp_async_subdev **isd,
-			 struct isp_bus_cfg **buscfg)
-{
-	struct isp_async_subdev *__isd;
-
-	__isd = kzalloc(sizeof(*__isd), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!__isd)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	*isd = __isd;
-	*buscfg = &__isd->bus;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct {
 	u32 phy;
 	u32 csi2_if;
@@ -2156,7 +2141,7 @@ static int isp_parse_of_endpoints(struct isp_device *isp)
 {
 	struct fwnode_handle *ep;
 	struct isp_async_subdev *isd = NULL;
-	struct isp_bus_cfg *buscfg;
+	struct v4l2_async_subdev *asd;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	ep = fwnode_graph_get_endpoint_by_id(
@@ -2174,20 +2159,15 @@ static int isp_parse_of_endpoints(struct isp_device *isp)
 		ret = v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_parse(ep, &vep);
 
 		if (!ret) {
-			ret = isp_alloc_isd(&isd, &buscfg);
-			if (ret)
-				return ret;
-		}
-
-		if (!ret) {
-			isp_parse_of_parallel_endpoint(isp->dev, &vep, buscfg);
-			ret = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(
-				&isp->notifier, ep, &isd->asd);
+			asd = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(
+				&isp->notifier, ep, sizeof(*isd));
+			if (!IS_ERR(asd)) {
+				isd = container_of(asd, struct isp_async_subdev, asd);
+				isp_parse_of_parallel_endpoint(isp->dev, &vep, &isd->bus);
+			}
 		}
 
 		fwnode_handle_put(ep);
-		if (ret)
-			kfree(isd);
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(isp_bus_interfaces); i++) {
@@ -2206,15 +2186,8 @@ static int isp_parse_of_endpoints(struct isp_device *isp)
 		dev_dbg(isp->dev, "parsing serial interface %u, node %pOF\n", i,
 			to_of_node(ep));
 
-		ret = isp_alloc_isd(&isd, &buscfg);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-
 		ret = v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_parse(ep, &vep);
-		if (!ret) {
-			buscfg->interface = isp_bus_interfaces[i].csi2_if;
-			isp_parse_of_csi2_endpoint(isp->dev, &vep, buscfg);
-		} else if (ret == -ENXIO) {
+		if (ret == -ENXIO) {
 			vep = (struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint)
 				{ .bus_type = V4L2_MBUS_CSI1 };
 			ret = v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_parse(ep, &vep);
@@ -2224,21 +2197,34 @@ static int isp_parse_of_endpoints(struct isp_device *isp)
 					{ .bus_type = V4L2_MBUS_CCP2 };
 				ret = v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_parse(ep, &vep);
 			}
-			if (!ret) {
-				buscfg->interface =
-					isp_bus_interfaces[i].csi1_if;
-				isp_parse_of_csi1_endpoint(isp->dev, &vep,
-							   buscfg);
-			}
 		}
 
-		if (!ret)
-			ret = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(
-				&isp->notifier, ep, &isd->asd);
+		if (!ret) {
+			asd = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(
+				&isp->notifier, ep, sizeof(*isd));
+
+			if (!IS_ERR(asd)) {
+				isd = container_of(asd, struct isp_async_subdev, asd);
+				switch (vep.bus_type) {
+				case V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_DPHY:
+					isd->bus.interface =
+						isp_bus_interfaces[i].csi2_if;
+					isp_parse_of_csi2_endpoint(isp->dev, &vep, &isd->bus);
+					break;
+				case V4L2_MBUS_CSI1:
+				case V4L2_MBUS_CCP2:
+					isd->bus.interface =
+						isp_bus_interfaces[i].csi1_if;
+					isp_parse_of_csi1_endpoint(isp->dev, &vep,
+								   &isd->bus);
+					break;
+				default:
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
 
 		fwnode_handle_put(ep);
-		if (ret)
-			kfree(isd);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-dev.c b/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-dev.c
index 68da1eed753d..235dcf0c4122 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-dev.c
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ static int rkisp1_subdev_notifier(struct rkisp1_device *rkisp1)
 			.bus_type = V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_DPHY
 		};
 		struct rkisp1_sensor_async *rk_asd = NULL;
+		struct v4l2_async_subdev *asd;
 		struct fwnode_handle *ep;
 
 		ep = fwnode_graph_get_endpoint_by_id(dev_fwnode(rkisp1->dev),
@@ -264,21 +265,16 @@ static int rkisp1_subdev_notifier(struct rkisp1_device *rkisp1)
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_parse;
 
-		rk_asd = kzalloc(sizeof(*rk_asd), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!rk_asd) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
+		asd = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(ntf, ep,
+							sizeof(*rk_asd));
+		if (IS_ERR(asd))
 			goto err_parse;
-		}
 
+		rk_asd = container_of(asd, struct rkisp1_sensor_async, asd);
 		rk_asd->mbus_type = vep.bus_type;
 		rk_asd->mbus_flags = vep.bus.mipi_csi2.flags;
 		rk_asd->lanes = vep.bus.mipi_csi2.num_data_lanes;
 
-		ret = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(ntf, ep,
-								   &rk_asd->asd);
-		if (ret)
-			goto err_parse;
-
 		dev_dbg(rkisp1->dev, "registered ep id %d with %d lanes\n",
 			vep.base.id, rk_asd->lanes);
 
@@ -289,7 +285,6 @@ static int rkisp1_subdev_notifier(struct rkisp1_device *rkisp1)
 		continue;
 err_parse:
 		fwnode_handle_put(ep);
-		kfree(rk_asd);
 		v4l2_async_notifier_cleanup(ntf);
 		return ret;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun4i-csi/sun4i_csi.c b/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun4i-csi/sun4i_csi.c
index ec46cff80fdb..3f94b8c966f3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun4i-csi/sun4i_csi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun4i-csi/sun4i_csi.c
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ static int sun4i_csi_notifier_init(struct sun4i_csi *csi)
 	struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint vep = {
 		.bus_type = V4L2_MBUS_PARALLEL,
 	};
+	struct v4l2_async_subdev *asd;
 	struct fwnode_handle *ep;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -134,10 +135,12 @@ static int sun4i_csi_notifier_init(struct sun4i_csi *csi)
 
 	csi->bus = vep.bus.parallel;
 
-	ret = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(&csi->notifier,
-							   ep, &csi->asd);
-	if (ret)
+	asd = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(&csi->notifier,
+							   ep, sizeof(*asd));
+	if (IS_ERR(asd)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(asd);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	csi->notifier.ops = &sun4i_csi_notify_ops;
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun4i-csi/sun4i_csi.h b/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun4i-csi/sun4i_csi.h
index 0f67ff652c2e..a5f61ee0ec4d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun4i-csi/sun4i_csi.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun4i-csi/sun4i_csi.h
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ struct sun4i_csi {
 	struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt	subdev_fmt;
 
 	/* V4L2 Async variables */
-	struct v4l2_async_subdev	asd;
 	struct v4l2_async_notifier	notifier;
 	struct v4l2_subdev		*src_subdev;
 	int				src_pad;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/video-mux.c b/drivers/media/platform/video-mux.c
index 53570250a25d..7b280dfca727 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/video-mux.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/video-mux.c
@@ -370,19 +370,13 @@ static int video_mux_async_register(struct video_mux *vmux,
 		if (!ep)
 			continue;
 
-		asd = kzalloc(sizeof(*asd), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!asd) {
-			fwnode_handle_put(ep);
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-
-		ret = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(
-			&vmux->notifier, ep, asd);
+		asd = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(
+			&vmux->notifier, ep, sizeof(*asd));
 
 		fwnode_handle_put(ep);
 
-		if (ret) {
-			kfree(asd);
+		if (IS_ERR(asd)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(asd);
 			/* OK if asd already exists */
 			if (ret != -EEXIST)
 				return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-async.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-async.c
index 32cd1ecced97..b325bacddff4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-async.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-async.c
@@ -675,26 +675,26 @@ v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_subdev(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_subdev);
 
-int
+struct v4l2_async_subdev *
 v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notif,
 					     struct fwnode_handle *endpoint,
-					     struct v4l2_async_subdev *asd)
+					     unsigned int asd_struct_size)
 {
+	struct v4l2_async_subdev *asd;
 	struct fwnode_handle *remote;
-	int ret;
 
 	remote = fwnode_graph_get_remote_port_parent(endpoint);
 	if (!remote)
-		return -ENOTCONN;
+		return ERR_PTR(ENOTCONN);
 
-	asd->match_type = V4L2_ASYNC_MATCH_FWNODE;
-	asd->match.fwnode = remote;
-
-	ret = v4l2_async_notifier_add_subdev(notif, asd);
-	if (ret)
-		fwnode_handle_put(remote);
-
-	return ret;
+	asd = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_subdev(notif,
+						    remote, asd_struct_size);
+	/*
+	 * Calling v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_subdev grabs a refcount,
+	 * so drop then one we got in fwnode_graph_get_remote_port_parent.
+	 */
+	fwnode_handle_put(remote);
+	return asd;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
index db77fef07654..6344389e6afa 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
@@ -1922,19 +1922,13 @@ static int imx_csi_async_register(struct csi_priv *priv)
 					     port, 0,
 					     FWNODE_GRAPH_ENDPOINT_NEXT);
 	if (ep) {
-		asd = kzalloc(sizeof(*asd), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!asd) {
-			fwnode_handle_put(ep);
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-
-		ret = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(
-			&priv->notifier, ep, asd);
+		asd = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(
+			&priv->notifier, ep, sizeof(*asd));
 
 		fwnode_handle_put(ep);
 
-		if (ret) {
-			kfree(asd);
+		if (IS_ERR(asd)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(asd);
 			/* OK if asd already exists */
 			if (ret != -EEXIST)
 				return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx6-mipi-csi2.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx6-mipi-csi2.c
index bf6a61dd34c2..807d0dcbd6fd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx6-mipi-csi2.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx6-mipi-csi2.c
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ static int csi2_async_register(struct csi2_dev *csi2)
 	struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint vep = {
 		.bus_type = V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_DPHY,
 	};
-	struct v4l2_async_subdev *asd = NULL;
+	struct v4l2_async_subdev *asd;
 	struct fwnode_handle *ep;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -656,19 +656,13 @@ static int csi2_async_register(struct csi2_dev *csi2)
 	dev_dbg(csi2->dev, "data lanes: %d\n", vep.bus.mipi_csi2.num_data_lanes);
 	dev_dbg(csi2->dev, "flags: 0x%08x\n", vep.bus.mipi_csi2.flags);
 
-	asd = kzalloc(sizeof(*asd), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!asd) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_parse;
-	}
-
-	ret = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(
-		&csi2->notifier, ep, asd);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_parse;
-
+	asd = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(
+		&csi2->notifier, ep, sizeof(*asd));
 	fwnode_handle_put(ep);
 
+	if (IS_ERR(asd))
+		return PTR_ERR(asd);
+
 	csi2->notifier.ops = &csi2_notify_ops;
 
 	ret = v4l2_async_subdev_notifier_register(&csi2->sd,
@@ -680,7 +674,6 @@ static int csi2_async_register(struct csi2_dev *csi2)
 
 err_parse:
 	fwnode_handle_put(ep);
-	kfree(asd);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-media-csi.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-media-csi.c
index a3f3df901704..4ea6e0bb274d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-media-csi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-media-csi.c
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ static const struct v4l2_async_notifier_operations imx7_csi_notify_ops = {
 
 static int imx7_csi_async_register(struct imx7_csi *csi)
 {
-	struct v4l2_async_subdev *asd = NULL;
+	struct v4l2_async_subdev *asd;
 	struct fwnode_handle *ep;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1189,19 +1189,13 @@ static int imx7_csi_async_register(struct imx7_csi *csi)
 	ep = fwnode_graph_get_endpoint_by_id(dev_fwnode(csi->dev), 0, 0,
 					     FWNODE_GRAPH_ENDPOINT_NEXT);
 	if (ep) {
-		asd = kzalloc(sizeof(*asd), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!asd) {
-			fwnode_handle_put(ep);
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-
-		ret = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(
-			&csi->notifier, ep, asd);
+		asd = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(
+			&csi->notifier, ep, sizeof(*asd));
 
 		fwnode_handle_put(ep);
 
-		if (ret) {
-			kfree(asd);
+		if (IS_ERR(asd)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(asd);
 			/* OK if asd already exists */
 			if (ret != -EEXIST)
 				return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-mipi-csis.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-mipi-csis.c
index 7612993cc1d6..32d8e7a824d4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-mipi-csis.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-mipi-csis.c
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ static int mipi_csis_async_register(struct csi_state *state)
 	struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint vep = {
 		.bus_type = V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_DPHY,
 	};
-	struct v4l2_async_subdev *asd = NULL;
+	struct v4l2_async_subdev *asd;
 	struct fwnode_handle *ep;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1024,15 +1024,9 @@ static int mipi_csis_async_register(struct csi_state *state)
 	dev_dbg(state->dev, "data lanes: %d\n", state->bus.num_data_lanes);
 	dev_dbg(state->dev, "flags: 0x%08x\n", state->bus.flags);
 
-	asd = kzalloc(sizeof(*asd), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!asd) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_parse;
-	}
-
-	ret = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(
-		&state->notifier, ep, asd);
-	if (ret)
+	asd = v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(
+		&state->notifier, ep, sizeof(*asd));
+	if (IS_ERR(asd))
 		goto err_parse;
 
 	fwnode_handle_put(ep);
@@ -1048,7 +1042,6 @@ static int mipi_csis_async_register(struct csi_state *state)
 
 err_parse:
 	fwnode_handle_put(ep);
-	kfree(asd);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-async.h b/include/media/v4l2-async.h
index a5dc4a74d42d..76be1e01222e 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-async.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-async.h
@@ -197,9 +197,11 @@ v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_subdev(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier,
  *
  * @notif: pointer to &struct v4l2_async_notifier
  * @endpoint: local endpoint pointing to the remote sub-device to be matched
- * @asd: Async sub-device struct allocated by the caller. The &struct
- *	 v4l2_async_subdev shall be the first member of the driver's async
- *	 sub-device struct, i.e. both begin at the same memory address.
+ * @asd_struct_size: size of the driver's async sub-device struct, including
+ *		     sizeof(struct v4l2_async_subdev). The &struct
+ *		     v4l2_async_subdev shall be the first member of
+ *		     the driver's async sub-device struct, i.e. both
+ *		     begin at the same memory address.
  *
  * Gets the remote endpoint of a given local endpoint, set it up for fwnode
  * matching and adds the async sub-device to the notifier's @asd_list. The
@@ -207,13 +209,12 @@ v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_subdev(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier,
  * notifier cleanup time.
  *
  * This is just like @v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_subdev, but with the
- * exception that the fwnode refers to a local endpoint, not the remote one, and
- * the function relies on the caller to allocate the async sub-device struct.
+ * exception that the fwnode refers to a local endpoint, not the remote one.
  */
-int
+struct v4l2_async_subdev *
 v4l2_async_notifier_add_fwnode_remote_subdev(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notif,
 					     struct fwnode_handle *endpoint,
-					     struct v4l2_async_subdev *asd);
+					     unsigned int asd_struct_size);
 
 /**
  * v4l2_async_notifier_add_i2c_subdev - Allocate and add an i2c async
