diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/adv7511.c b/drivers/media/i2c/adv7511.c
index 03797b5f3172b21b27a5f8890a4f4acaa1430f5e..6d7cad54a65d59cf46d1671b4aa65be6f2f6a9d5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/adv7511.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/adv7511.c
@@ -1057,6 +1057,11 @@ static int adv7511_s_dv_timings(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 	/* save timings */
 	state->dv_timings = *timings;
 
+	/* set h/vsync polarities */
+	adv7511_wr_and_or(sd, 0x17, 0x9f,
+		((timings->bt.polarities & V4L2_DV_VSYNC_POS_POL) ? 0 : 0x40) |
+		((timings->bt.polarities & V4L2_DV_HSYNC_POS_POL) ? 0 : 0x20));
+
 	/* update quantization range based on new dv_timings */
 	adv7511_set_rgb_quantization_mode(sd, state->rgb_quantization_range_ctrl);