diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
index aea84ac5688a..0ed4c5be1b32 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
@@ -305,11 +305,23 @@ static long subdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 					fse);
 	}
 
-	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_FRAME_INTERVAL:
-		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, g_frame_interval, arg);
+	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_FRAME_INTERVAL: {
+		struct v4l2_subdev_frame_interval *fi = arg;
+
+		if (fi->pad >= sd->entity.num_pads)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, g_frame_interval, arg);
+	}
+
+	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_S_FRAME_INTERVAL: {
+		struct v4l2_subdev_frame_interval *fi = arg;
+
+		if (fi->pad >= sd->entity.num_pads)
+			return -EINVAL;
 
-	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_S_FRAME_INTERVAL:
 		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, s_frame_interval, arg);
+	}
 
 	case VIDIOC_SUBDEV_ENUM_FRAME_INTERVAL: {
 		struct v4l2_subdev_frame_interval_enum *fie = arg;