diff --git a/drivers/cam_core/cam_context_utils.c b/drivers/cam_core/cam_context_utils.c
index dfdcbfac90..c990db2c11 100644
--- a/drivers/cam_core/cam_context_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/cam_core/cam_context_utils.c
@@ -530,6 +530,9 @@ int32_t cam_context_prepare_dev_to_hw(struct cam_context *ctx,
 			rc = cam_sync_check_valid(
 				req->in_map_entries[j].sync_id);
 			if (rc) {
+				spin_lock(&ctx->lock);
+				list_del_init(&req->list);
+				spin_unlock(&ctx->lock);
 				CAM_ERR(CAM_CTXT,
 					"invalid in map sync object %d",
 					req->in_map_entries[j].sync_id);