diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7115.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7115.c
index 71777216b607..c4f066d6668e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7115.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7115.c
@@ -1388,6 +1388,9 @@ static int saa711x_command(struct i2c_client *client, unsigned int cmd, void *ar
 	{
 		struct v4l2_sliced_vbi_data *data = arg;
 
+		/* Note: the internal field ID is inverted for NTSC,
+		   so data->field 0 maps to the saa7115 even field,
+		   whereas for PAL it maps to the saa7115 odd field. */
 		switch (data->id) {
 		case V4L2_SLICED_WSS_625:
 			if (saa711x_read(client, 0x6b) & 0xc0)
@@ -1398,17 +1401,17 @@ static int saa711x_command(struct i2c_client *client, unsigned int cmd, void *ar
 		case V4L2_SLICED_CAPTION_525:
 			if (data->field == 0) {
 				/* CC */
-				if (saa711x_read(client, 0x66) & 0xc0)
+				if (saa711x_read(client, 0x66) & 0x30)
 					return -EIO;
-				data->data[0] = saa711x_read(client, 0x67);
-				data->data[1] = saa711x_read(client, 0x68);
+				data->data[0] = saa711x_read(client, 0x69);
+				data->data[1] = saa711x_read(client, 0x6a);
 				return 0;
 			}
 			/* XDS */
-			if (saa711x_read(client, 0x66) & 0x30)
+			if (saa711x_read(client, 0x66) & 0xc0)
 				return -EIO;
-			data->data[0] = saa711x_read(client, 0x69);
-			data->data[1] = saa711x_read(client, 0x6a);
+			data->data[0] = saa711x_read(client, 0x67);
+			data->data[1] = saa711x_read(client, 0x68);
 			return 0;
 		default:
 			return -EINVAL;