diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
index f4f67b385d00..c7308a2a80a0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
@@ -2088,6 +2088,7 @@ static int v4l_prepare_buf(const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops *ops,
 static int v4l_g_parm(const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops *ops,
 				struct file *file, void *fh, void *arg)
 {
+	struct video_device *vfd = video_devdata(file);
 	struct v4l2_streamparm *p = arg;
 	v4l2_std_id std;
 	int ret = check_fmt(file, p->type);
@@ -2099,7 +2100,8 @@ static int v4l_g_parm(const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops *ops,
 	if (p->type != V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE &&
 	    p->type != V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	p->parm.capture.readbuffers = 2;
+	if (vfd->device_caps & V4L2_CAP_READWRITE)
+		p->parm.capture.readbuffers = 2;
 	ret = ops->vidioc_g_std(file, fh, &std);
 	if (ret == 0)
 		v4l2_video_std_frame_period(std, &p->parm.capture.timeperframe);