diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
index 11a06e0aca0c..b67bbce82612 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
@@ -345,6 +345,44 @@ const struct v4l2_subdev_ops v4l2_subdev_call_wrappers = {
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(v4l2_subdev_call_wrappers);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API)
+
+static struct v4l2_subdev_state *
+subdev_ioctl_get_state(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct v4l2_subdev_fh *subdev_fh,
+		       unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
+{
+	u32 which;
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+	default:
+		return NULL;
+	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_FMT:
+	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_S_FMT:
+		which = ((struct v4l2_subdev_format *)arg)->which;
+		break;
+	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_CROP:
+	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_S_CROP:
+		which = ((struct v4l2_subdev_crop *)arg)->which;
+		break;
+	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_ENUM_MBUS_CODE:
+		which = ((struct v4l2_subdev_mbus_code_enum *)arg)->which;
+		break;
+	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_ENUM_FRAME_SIZE:
+		which = ((struct v4l2_subdev_frame_size_enum *)arg)->which;
+		break;
+	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_ENUM_FRAME_INTERVAL:
+		which = ((struct v4l2_subdev_frame_interval_enum *)arg)->which;
+		break;
+	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_SELECTION:
+	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_S_SELECTION:
+		which = ((struct v4l2_subdev_selection *)arg)->which;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return which == V4L2_SUBDEV_FORMAT_TRY ?
+			     subdev_fh->state :
+			     v4l2_subdev_get_active_state(sd);
+}
+
 static long subdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 {
 	struct video_device *vdev = video_devdata(file);
@@ -352,8 +390,11 @@ static long subdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 	struct v4l2_fh *vfh = file->private_data;
 	struct v4l2_subdev_fh *subdev_fh = to_v4l2_subdev_fh(vfh);
 	bool ro_subdev = test_bit(V4L2_FL_SUBDEV_RO_DEVNODE, &vdev->flags);
+	struct v4l2_subdev_state *state;
 	int rval;
 
+	state = subdev_ioctl_get_state(sd, subdev_fh, cmd, arg);
+
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_QUERYCAP: {
 		struct v4l2_subdev_capability *cap = arg;
@@ -476,7 +517,7 @@ static long subdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 
 		memset(format->reserved, 0, sizeof(format->reserved));
 		memset(format->format.reserved, 0, sizeof(format->format.reserved));
-		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, pad, get_fmt, subdev_fh->state, format);
+		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, pad, get_fmt, state, format);
 	}
 
 	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_S_FMT: {
@@ -487,7 +528,7 @@ static long subdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 
 		memset(format->reserved, 0, sizeof(format->reserved));
 		memset(format->format.reserved, 0, sizeof(format->format.reserved));
-		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, pad, set_fmt, subdev_fh->state, format);
+		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, pad, set_fmt, state, format);
 	}
 
 	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_CROP: {
@@ -501,7 +542,7 @@ static long subdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 		sel.target = V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP;
 
 		rval = v4l2_subdev_call(
-			sd, pad, get_selection, subdev_fh->state, &sel);
+			sd, pad, get_selection, state, &sel);
 
 		crop->rect = sel.r;
 
@@ -523,7 +564,7 @@ static long subdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 		sel.r = crop->rect;
 
 		rval = v4l2_subdev_call(
-			sd, pad, set_selection, subdev_fh->state, &sel);
+			sd, pad, set_selection, state, &sel);
 
 		crop->rect = sel.r;
 
@@ -534,7 +575,7 @@ static long subdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 		struct v4l2_subdev_mbus_code_enum *code = arg;
 
 		memset(code->reserved, 0, sizeof(code->reserved));
-		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, pad, enum_mbus_code, subdev_fh->state,
+		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, pad, enum_mbus_code, state,
 					code);
 	}
 
@@ -542,7 +583,7 @@ static long subdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 		struct v4l2_subdev_frame_size_enum *fse = arg;
 
 		memset(fse->reserved, 0, sizeof(fse->reserved));
-		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, pad, enum_frame_size, subdev_fh->state,
+		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, pad, enum_frame_size, state,
 					fse);
 	}
 
@@ -567,7 +608,7 @@ static long subdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 		struct v4l2_subdev_frame_interval_enum *fie = arg;
 
 		memset(fie->reserved, 0, sizeof(fie->reserved));
-		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, pad, enum_frame_interval, subdev_fh->state,
+		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, pad, enum_frame_interval, state,
 					fie);
 	}
 
@@ -576,7 +617,7 @@ static long subdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 
 		memset(sel->reserved, 0, sizeof(sel->reserved));
 		return v4l2_subdev_call(
-			sd, pad, get_selection, subdev_fh->state, sel);
+			sd, pad, get_selection, state, sel);
 	}
 
 	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_S_SELECTION: {
@@ -587,7 +628,7 @@ static long subdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 
 		memset(sel->reserved, 0, sizeof(sel->reserved));
 		return v4l2_subdev_call(
-			sd, pad, set_selection, subdev_fh->state, sel);
+			sd, pad, set_selection, state, sel);
 	}
 
 	case VIDIOC_G_EDID: {
@@ -821,10 +862,13 @@ v4l2_subdev_link_validate_get_format(struct media_pad *pad,
 	if (is_media_entity_v4l2_subdev(pad->entity)) {
 		struct v4l2_subdev *sd =
 			media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(pad->entity);
+		struct v4l2_subdev_state *state;
+
+		state = v4l2_subdev_get_active_state(sd);
 
 		fmt->which = V4L2_SUBDEV_FORMAT_ACTIVE;
 		fmt->pad = pad->index;
-		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, pad, get_fmt, NULL, fmt);
+		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, pad, get_fmt, state, fmt);
 	}
 
 	WARN(pad->entity->function != MEDIA_ENT_F_IO_V4L,
