diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
index a14b9976cce7..4a712bc853e6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
@@ -1435,6 +1435,10 @@ static int std_validate(const struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl, u32 idx,
 			return -ERANGE;
 		return 0;
 
+	/* FIXME:just return 0 for now */
+	case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_PRIVATE:
+		return 0;
+
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
index dc28e10f9985..fe6ba812ad56 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
@@ -1516,6 +1516,8 @@ enum v4l2_ctrl_type {
 	V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_U8	     = 0x0100,
 	V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_U16	     = 0x0101,
 	V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_U32	     = 0x0102,
+
+	V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_PRIVATE       = 0xffff,
 };
 
 /*  Used in the VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL ioctl for querying controls */