diff --git a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
index f16aafe9cf145a6cbbdc44af3451649939573968..77b92e67953da67f03f1f9e4584aa3cb5a42812f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
@@ -543,11 +543,16 @@ static inline __u8 *uvc_ctrl_data(struct uvc_control *ctrl, int id)
 	return ctrl->data + id * ctrl->info->size;
 }
 
-static inline int uvc_get_bit(const __u8 *data, int bit)
+static inline int uvc_test_bit(const __u8 *data, int bit)
 {
 	return (data[bit >> 3] >> (bit & 7)) & 1;
 }
 
+static inline void uvc_clear_bit(__u8 *data, int bit)
+{
+	data[bit >> 3] &= ~(1 << (bit & 7));
+}
+
 /* Extract the bit string specified by mapping->offset and mapping->size
  * from the little-endian data stored at 'data' and return the result as
  * a signed 32bit integer. Sign extension will be performed if the mapping
@@ -1305,6 +1310,51 @@ int uvc_ctrl_add_mapping(struct uvc_control_mapping *mapping)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Prune an entity of its bogus controls. This currently includes processing
+ * unit auto controls for which no corresponding manual control is available.
+ * Such auto controls make little sense if any, and are known to crash at
+ * least the SiGma Micro webcam.
+ */
+static void
+uvc_ctrl_prune_entity(struct uvc_entity *entity)
+{
+	static const struct {
+		u8 idx_manual;
+		u8 idx_auto;
+	} blacklist[] = {
+		{ 2, 11 }, /* Hue */
+		{ 6, 12 }, /* White Balance Temperature */
+		{ 7, 13 }, /* White Balance Component */
+	};
+
+	u8 *controls;
+	unsigned int size;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	if (UVC_ENTITY_TYPE(entity) != VC_PROCESSING_UNIT)
+		return;
+
+	controls = entity->processing.bmControls;
+	size = entity->processing.bControlSize;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(blacklist); ++i) {
+		if (blacklist[i].idx_auto >= 8 * size ||
+		    blacklist[i].idx_manual >= 8 * size)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!uvc_test_bit(controls, blacklist[i].idx_auto) ||
+		     uvc_test_bit(controls, blacklist[i].idx_manual))
+			continue;
+
+		uvc_trace(UVC_TRACE_CONTROL, "Auto control %u/%u has no "
+			"matching manual control, removing it.\n", entity->id,
+			blacklist[i].idx_auto);
+
+		uvc_clear_bit(controls, blacklist[i].idx_auto);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Initialize device controls.
  */
@@ -1331,6 +1381,9 @@ int uvc_ctrl_init_device(struct uvc_device *dev)
 			bControlSize = entity->camera.bControlSize;
 		}
 
+		if (dev->quirks & UVC_QUIRK_PRUNE_CONTROLS)
+			uvc_ctrl_prune_entity(entity);
+
 		for (i = 0; i < bControlSize; ++i)
 			ncontrols += hweight8(bmControls[i]);
 
@@ -1345,7 +1398,7 @@ int uvc_ctrl_init_device(struct uvc_device *dev)
 
 		ctrl = entity->controls;
 		for (i = 0; i < bControlSize * 8; ++i) {
-			if (uvc_get_bit(bmControls, i) == 0)
+			if (uvc_test_bit(bmControls, i) == 0)
 				continue;
 
 			ctrl->entity = entity;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c
index a67533f11f2ecf0693f0c93c775fcc6a03a2df8e..1054c7656aefb78e59c9340853835b12f0b1d5dc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c
@@ -1894,7 +1894,8 @@ static struct usb_device_id uvc_ids[] = {
 	  .bInterfaceSubClass	= 1,
 	  .bInterfaceProtocol	= 0,
 	  .driver_info		= UVC_QUIRK_PROBE_MINMAX
-				| UVC_QUIRK_IGNORE_SELECTOR_UNIT},
+				| UVC_QUIRK_IGNORE_SELECTOR_UNIT
+				| UVC_QUIRK_PRUNE_CONTROLS },
 	/* Generic USB Video Class */
 	{ USB_INTERFACE_INFO(USB_CLASS_VIDEO, 1, 0) },
 	{}
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvcvideo.h b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvcvideo.h
index 437df60e0daebf04b701ca225052a4fc1b2b05c7..00d593776b86093a2d915308dec4788945b8adff 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvcvideo.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvcvideo.h
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ struct uvc_xu_control {
 #define UVC_QUIRK_BUILTIN_ISIGHT	0x00000008
 #define UVC_QUIRK_STREAM_NO_FID		0x00000010
 #define UVC_QUIRK_IGNORE_SELECTOR_UNIT	0x00000020
+#define UVC_QUIRK_PRUNE_CONTROLS	0x00000040
 
 /* Format flags */
 #define UVC_FMT_FLAG_COMPRESSED		0x00000001