diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-vid-cap.c b/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-vid-cap.c
index 2e273f4dfc29..c58ae489f39c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-vid-cap.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-vid-cap.c
@@ -222,9 +222,6 @@ static int vid_cap_start_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq, unsigned count)
 	if (vb2_is_streaming(&dev->vb_vid_out_q))
 		dev->can_loop_video = vivid_vid_can_loop(dev);
 
-	if (dev->kthread_vid_cap)
-		return 0;
-
 	dev->vid_cap_seq_count = 0;
 	dprintk(dev, 1, "%s\n", __func__);
 	for (i = 0; i < VIDEO_MAX_FRAME; i++)
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-vid-out.c b/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-vid-out.c
index 50248e2176a0..0f909500a0b8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-vid-out.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-vid-out.c
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ static int vid_out_start_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq, unsigned count)
 	if (vb2_is_streaming(&dev->vb_vid_cap_q))
 		dev->can_loop_video = vivid_vid_can_loop(dev);
 
-	if (dev->kthread_vid_out)
-		return 0;
-
 	dev->vid_out_seq_count = 0;
 	dprintk(dev, 1, "%s\n", __func__);
 	if (dev->start_streaming_error) {