diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c b/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
index 0d7d28004efb6d234eee72c84aab652cd1ef3cfe..9e5317a7d5164cadea69edbe26f445c88a267cad 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
@@ -1531,10 +1531,6 @@ static int isc_s_awb_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 		else
 			ctrls->awb = ISC_WB_NONE;
 
-		/* we did not configure ISC yet */
-		if (!isc->config.sd_format)
-			break;
-
 		/* configure the controls with new values from v4l2 */
 		if (ctrl->cluster[ISC_CTRL_R_GAIN]->is_new)
 			ctrls->gain[ISC_HIS_CFG_MODE_R] = isc->r_gain_ctrl->val;