diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_drv.c b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_drv.c
index 2aa427d3ff39..8f995d267646 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_drv.c
@@ -260,9 +260,19 @@ static int vsp1_create_entities(struct vsp1_device *vsp1)
 
 	/* Create links. */
 	list_for_each_entry(entity, &vsp1->entities, list_dev) {
-		if (entity->type == VSP1_ENTITY_LIF ||
-		    entity->type == VSP1_ENTITY_RPF)
+		if (entity->type == VSP1_ENTITY_LIF) {
+			ret = vsp1_wpf_create_pads_links(vsp1, entity);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto done;
 			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (entity->type == VSP1_ENTITY_RPF) {
+			ret = vsp1_rpf_create_pads_links(vsp1, entity);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto done;
+			continue;
+		}
 
 		ret = vsp1_create_links(vsp1, entity);
 		if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_rpf.c b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_rpf.c
index 1bd51d22ff04..847fb6d01a5a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_rpf.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_rpf.c
@@ -277,18 +277,29 @@ struct vsp1_rwpf *vsp1_rpf_create(struct vsp1_device *vsp1, unsigned int index)
 
 	rpf->entity.video = video;
 
-	/* Connect the video device to the RPF. */
-	ret = media_create_pad_link(&rpf->video.video.entity, 0,
-				       &rpf->entity.subdev.entity,
-				       RWPF_PAD_SINK,
-				       MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED |
-				       MEDIA_LNK_FL_IMMUTABLE);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto error;
-
 	return rpf;
 
 error:
 	vsp1_entity_destroy(&rpf->entity);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
+
+/*
+ * vsp1_rpf_create_pads_links_create_pads_links() - RPF pads links creation
+ * @vsp1: Pointer to VSP1 device
+ * @entity: Pointer to VSP1 entity
+ *
+ * return negative error code or zero on success
+ */
+int vsp1_rpf_create_pads_links(struct vsp1_device *vsp1,
+			       struct vsp1_entity *entity)
+{
+	struct vsp1_rwpf *rpf = to_rwpf(&entity->subdev);
+
+	/* Connect the video device to the RPF. */
+	return media_create_pad_link(&rpf->video.video.entity, 0,
+				     &rpf->entity.subdev.entity,
+				     RWPF_PAD_SINK,
+				     MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED |
+				     MEDIA_LNK_FL_IMMUTABLE);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_rwpf.h b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_rwpf.h
index f452dce1a931..6638b3587369 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_rwpf.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_rwpf.h
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ static inline struct vsp1_rwpf *to_rwpf(struct v4l2_subdev *subdev)
 struct vsp1_rwpf *vsp1_rpf_create(struct vsp1_device *vsp1, unsigned int index);
 struct vsp1_rwpf *vsp1_wpf_create(struct vsp1_device *vsp1, unsigned int index);
 
+int vsp1_rpf_create_pads_links(struct vsp1_device *vsp1,
+			       struct vsp1_entity *entity);
+int vsp1_wpf_create_pads_links(struct vsp1_device *vsp1,
+			       struct vsp1_entity *entity);
+
 int vsp1_rwpf_enum_mbus_code(struct v4l2_subdev *subdev,
 			     struct v4l2_subdev_pad_config *cfg,
 			     struct v4l2_subdev_mbus_code_enum *code);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_wpf.c b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_wpf.c
index ca19c534dac6..969278bc1d41 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_wpf.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_wpf.c
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ struct vsp1_rwpf *vsp1_wpf_create(struct vsp1_device *vsp1, unsigned int index)
 	struct v4l2_subdev *subdev;
 	struct vsp1_video *video;
 	struct vsp1_rwpf *wpf;
-	unsigned int flags;
 	int ret;
 
 	wpf = devm_kzalloc(vsp1->dev, sizeof(*wpf), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -276,20 +275,6 @@ struct vsp1_rwpf *vsp1_wpf_create(struct vsp1_device *vsp1, unsigned int index)
 		goto error;
 
 	wpf->entity.video = video;
-
-	/* Connect the video device to the WPF. All connections are immutable
-	 * except for the WPF0 source link if a LIF is present.
-	 */
-	flags = MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED;
-	if (!(vsp1->pdata.features & VSP1_HAS_LIF) || index != 0)
-		flags |= MEDIA_LNK_FL_IMMUTABLE;
-
-	ret = media_create_pad_link(&wpf->entity.subdev.entity,
-				       RWPF_PAD_SOURCE,
-				       &wpf->video.video.entity, 0, flags);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto error;
-
 	wpf->entity.sink = &wpf->video.video.entity;
 
 	return wpf;
@@ -298,3 +283,28 @@ struct vsp1_rwpf *vsp1_wpf_create(struct vsp1_device *vsp1, unsigned int index)
 	vsp1_entity_destroy(&wpf->entity);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
+
+/*
+ * vsp1_wpf_create_pads_links_create_pads_links() - RPF pads links creation
+ * @vsp1: Pointer to VSP1 device
+ * @entity: Pointer to VSP1 entity
+ *
+ * return negative error code or zero on success
+ */
+int vsp1_wpf_create_pads_links(struct vsp1_device *vsp1,
+			       struct vsp1_entity *entity)
+{
+	struct vsp1_rwpf *wpf = to_rwpf(&entity->subdev);
+	unsigned int flags;
+
+	/* Connect the video device to the WPF. All connections are immutable
+	 * except for the WPF0 source link if a LIF is present.
+	 */
+	flags = MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED;
+	if (!(vsp1->pdata.features & VSP1_HAS_LIF) || entity->index != 0)
+		flags |= MEDIA_LNK_FL_IMMUTABLE;
+
+	return media_create_pad_link(&wpf->entity.subdev.entity,
+				     RWPF_PAD_SOURCE,
+				     &wpf->video.video.entity, 0, flags);
+}