diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/media_object.h b/include/libcamera/internal/media_object.h
index 54e2e5cef..121e80bac 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/media_object.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/media_object.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public:
 	const MediaPad *getPadById(unsigned int id) const;
 
 	int setDeviceNode(const std::string &deviceNode);
+	int disableLinks() const;
 
 private:
 	LIBCAMERA_DISABLE_COPY_AND_MOVE(MediaEntity)
diff --git a/src/libcamera/media_device.cpp b/src/libcamera/media_device.cpp
index 3f974eaab..4833d4bba 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/media_device.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/media_device.cpp
@@ -463,19 +463,9 @@ MediaLink *MediaDevice::link(const MediaPad *source, const MediaPad *sink)
 int MediaDevice::disableLinks()
 {
 	for (MediaEntity *entity : entities_) {
-		for (MediaPad *pad : entity->pads()) {
-			if (!(pad->flags() & MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE))
-				continue;
-
-			for (MediaLink *link : pad->links()) {
-				if (link->flags() & MEDIA_LNK_FL_IMMUTABLE)
-					continue;
-
-				int ret = link->setEnabled(false);
-				if (ret)
-					return ret;
-			}
-		}
+		int ret = entity->disableLinks();
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/media_object.cpp b/src/libcamera/media_object.cpp
index 3e3772a62..82ba5f4b2 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/media_object.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/media_object.cpp
@@ -428,6 +428,33 @@ int MediaEntity::setDeviceNode(const std::string &deviceNode)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Disable all links on the media entity
+ *
+ * Disable all the media entity links, clearing the MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED flag
+ * on links which are not flagged as IMMUTABLE.
+ *
+ * \return 0 on success or a negative error code otherwise
+ */
+int MediaEntity::disableLinks() const
+{
+	for (MediaPad *pad : pads_) {
+		if (!(pad->flags() & MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE))
+			continue;
+
+		for (MediaLink *link : pad->links()) {
+			if (link->flags() & MEDIA_LNK_FL_IMMUTABLE)
+				continue;
+
+			int ret = link->setEnabled(false);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * \brief Construct a MediaEntity
  * \param[in] dev The media device this entity belongs to