diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
index 5f115438d072..cb3ad72a3e54 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
@@ -351,6 +351,8 @@ static int call_enum_dv_timings(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 static int call_get_mbus_config(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, unsigned int pad,
 				struct v4l2_mbus_config *config)
 {
+	memset(config, 0, sizeof(*config));
+
 	return check_pad(sd, pad) ? :
 	       sd->ops->pad->get_mbus_config(sd, pad, config);
 }
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
index b4fcd0164048..0740dfc6c048 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
@@ -822,7 +822,9 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_state {
  *		     possible configuration from the remote end, likely calling
  *		     this operation as close as possible to stream on time. The
  *		     operation shall fail if the pad index it has been called on
- *		     is not valid or in case of unrecoverable failures.
+ *		     is not valid or in case of unrecoverable failures. The
+ *		     config argument has been memset to 0 just before calling
+ *		     the op.
  *
  * @set_routing: enable or disable data connection routes described in the
  *		 subdevice routing table.