diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-video.c b/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-video.c
index 06376d904c9f..ffeedcd2448b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-video.c
@@ -1854,6 +1854,7 @@ static int vidioc_streamoff(struct file *file, void *priv,
 static int vidioc_querycap(struct file *file, void *priv,
 			   struct v4l2_capability *cap)
 {
+	struct video_device *vdev = video_devdata(file);
 	struct cx231xx_fh *fh = priv;
 	struct cx231xx *dev = fh->dev;
 
@@ -1861,17 +1862,20 @@ static int vidioc_querycap(struct file *file, void *priv,
 	strlcpy(cap->card, cx231xx_boards[dev->model].name, sizeof(cap->card));
 	usb_make_path(dev->udev, cap->bus_info, sizeof(cap->bus_info));
 
-	cap->capabilities = V4L2_CAP_VBI_CAPTURE |
-#if 0
-		V4L2_CAP_SLICED_VBI_CAPTURE |
-#endif
-		V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_CAPTURE	|
+	cap->device_caps =
 		V4L2_CAP_AUDIO		|
 		V4L2_CAP_READWRITE	|
 		V4L2_CAP_STREAMING;
 
+	if (vdev->vfl_type == VFL_TYPE_VBI)
+		cap->device_caps |= V4L2_CAP_VBI_CAPTURE;
+	else
+		cap->device_caps |= V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
 	if (dev->tuner_type != TUNER_ABSENT)
-		cap->capabilities |= V4L2_CAP_TUNER;
+		cap->device_caps |= V4L2_CAP_TUNER;
+	cap->capabilities = cap->device_caps |
+		V4L2_CAP_VBI_CAPTURE | V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_CAPTURE |
+		V4L2_CAP_DEVICE_CAPS;
 
 	return 0;
 }