diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-core.c b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-core.c
index aaedd11791f22fd4e1f7abc3fd2c3ef84d66123f..26d249971a016e03b7c209880c53dd9a46476e14 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-core.c
@@ -681,6 +681,11 @@ int em28xx_vbi_supported(struct em28xx *dev)
 	if (disable_vbi == 1)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (dev->board.is_webcam)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* FIXME: check subdevices for VBI support */
+
 	if (dev->chip_id == CHIP_ID_EM2860 ||
 	    dev->chip_id == CHIP_ID_EM2883)
 		return 1;