diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prp.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prp.c
index 98923fc844ce..a2bb5c702d74 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prp.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prp.c
@@ -422,9 +422,14 @@ static int prp_s_frame_interval(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 	if (fi->pad >= PRP_NUM_PADS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* No limits on frame interval */
 	mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
-	priv->frame_interval = fi->interval;
+
+	/* No limits on valid frame intervals */
+	if (fi->interval.numerator == 0 || fi->interval.denominator == 0)
+		fi->interval = priv->frame_interval;
+	else
+		priv->frame_interval = fi->interval;
+
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prpencvf.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prpencvf.c
index 3637693c2bc8..376b504e8a42 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prpencvf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-ic-prpencvf.c
@@ -1222,9 +1222,14 @@ static int prp_s_frame_interval(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 	if (fi->pad >= PRPENCVF_NUM_PADS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* No limits on frame interval */
 	mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
-	priv->frame_interval = fi->interval;
+
+	/* No limits on valid frame intervals */
+	if (fi->interval.numerator == 0 || fi->interval.denominator == 0)
+		fi->interval = priv->frame_interval;
+	else
+		priv->frame_interval = fi->interval;
+
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
index d851ca2497b4..fb5307e2ca43 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
@@ -926,7 +926,10 @@ static int csi_s_frame_interval(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 
 	switch (fi->pad) {
 	case CSI_SINK_PAD:
-		/* No limits on input frame interval */
+		/* No limits on valid input frame intervals */
+		if (fi->interval.numerator == 0 ||
+		    fi->interval.denominator == 0)
+			fi->interval = *input_fi;
 		/* Reset output intervals and frame skipping ratio to 1:1 */
 		priv->frame_interval[CSI_SRC_PAD_IDMAC] = fi->interval;
 		priv->frame_interval[CSI_SRC_PAD_DIRECT] = fi->interval;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-vdic.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-vdic.c
index 297951d98ab5..2808662e2597 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-vdic.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-vdic.c
@@ -818,7 +818,10 @@ static int vdic_s_frame_interval(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 	switch (fi->pad) {
 	case VDIC_SINK_PAD_DIRECT:
 	case VDIC_SINK_PAD_IDMAC:
-		/* No limits on input frame interval */
+		/* No limits on valid input frame intervals */
+		if (fi->interval.numerator == 0 ||
+		    fi->interval.denominator == 0)
+			fi->interval = priv->frame_interval[fi->pad];
 		/* Reset output interval */
 		*output_fi = fi->interval;
 		if (priv->csi_direct)