diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
index 6915db2d36db..369eddd352c3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
@@ -1158,10 +1158,13 @@ static int vidioc_queryctrl(struct file *file, void *priv,
 		}
 	} else {
 		ctrls = get_ctrl(gspca_dev, id);
+		i = ctrls - gspca_dev->sd_desc->ctrls;
 	}
 	if (ctrls == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	memcpy(q_ctrl, ctrls, sizeof *q_ctrl);
+	if (gspca_dev->ctrl_inac & (1 << i))
+		q_ctrl->flags |= V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_INACTIVE;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.h b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.h
index 1d761d7cefc6..d59a684056ca 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ struct gspca_dev {
 	struct cam cam;				/* device information */
 	const struct sd_desc *sd_desc;		/* subdriver description */
 	unsigned ctrl_dis;		/* disabled controls (bit map) */
+	unsigned ctrl_inac;		/* inactive controls (bit map) */
 
 #define USB_BUF_SZ 64
 	__u8 *usb_buf;				/* buffer for USB exchanges */