diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
index 3b3310bce5d4..91298bb84e6b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
@@ -2090,37 +2090,43 @@ static int v4l2_subdev_enable_streams_fallback(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u32 pad,
 					       u64 streams_mask)
 {
 	struct device *dev = sd->entity.graph_obj.mdev->dev;
-	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * The subdev doesn't implement pad-based stream enable, fall back
-	 * on the .s_stream() operation. This can only be done for subdevs that
-	 * have a single source pad, as sd->enabled_streams is global to the
-	 * subdev.
+	 * on the .s_stream() operation.
 	 */
 	if (!(sd->entity.pads[pad].flags & MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < sd->entity.num_pads; ++i) {
-		if (i != pad && sd->entity.pads[i].flags & MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE)
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
+	/*
+	 * .s_stream() means there is no streams support, so only allowed stream
+	 * is the imlicit stream 0.
+	 */
+	if (streams_mask != BIT_ULL(0))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	/*
+	 * We use a 64-bit bitmask for tracking enabled pads, so only subdevices
+	 * with 64 pads or less can be supported.
+	 */
+	if (pad >= sizeof(sd->enabled_pads) * 8)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if (sd->enabled_streams & streams_mask) {
-		dev_dbg(dev, "set of streams %#llx already enabled on %s:%u\n",
-			streams_mask, sd->entity.name, pad);
+	if (sd->enabled_pads & BIT_ULL(pad)) {
+		dev_dbg(dev, "pad %u already enabled on %s\n",
+			pad, sd->entity.name);
 		return -EALREADY;
 	}
 
-	/* Start streaming when the first streams are enabled. */
-	if (!sd->enabled_streams) {
+	/* Start streaming when the first pad is enabled. */
+	if (!sd->enabled_pads) {
 		ret = v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, s_stream, 1);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	sd->enabled_streams |= streams_mask;
+	sd->enabled_pads |= BIT_ULL(pad);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2207,37 +2213,43 @@ static int v4l2_subdev_disable_streams_fallback(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u32 pad,
 						u64 streams_mask)
 {
 	struct device *dev = sd->entity.graph_obj.mdev->dev;
-	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 
 	/*
-	 * If the subdev doesn't implement pad-based stream enable, fall  back
-	 * on the .s_stream() operation. This can only be done for subdevs that
-	 * have a single source pad, as sd->enabled_streams is global to the
-	 * subdev.
+	 * If the subdev doesn't implement pad-based stream enable, fall back
+	 * on the .s_stream() operation.
 	 */
 	if (!(sd->entity.pads[pad].flags & MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < sd->entity.num_pads; ++i) {
-		if (i != pad && sd->entity.pads[i].flags & MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE)
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
+	/*
+	 * .s_stream() means there is no streams support, so only allowed stream
+	 * is the imlicit stream 0.
+	 */
+	if (streams_mask != BIT_ULL(0))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	/*
+	 * We use a 64-bit bitmask for tracking enabled pads, so only subdevices
+	 * with 64 pads or less can be supported.
+	 */
+	if (pad >= sizeof(sd->enabled_pads) * 8)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if ((sd->enabled_streams & streams_mask) != streams_mask) {
-		dev_dbg(dev, "set of streams %#llx already disabled on %s:%u\n",
-			streams_mask, sd->entity.name, pad);
+	if ((sd->enabled_pads & BIT_ULL(pad)) != BIT_ULL(pad)) {
+		dev_dbg(dev, "pad %u already disabled on %s\n",
+			pad, sd->entity.name);
 		return -EALREADY;
 	}
 
 	/* Stop streaming when the last streams are disabled. */
-	if (!(sd->enabled_streams & ~streams_mask)) {
+	if (!(sd->enabled_pads & ~BIT_ULL(pad))) {
 		ret = v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, s_stream, 0);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	sd->enabled_streams &= ~streams_mask;
+	sd->enabled_pads &= ~BIT_ULL(pad);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
index 8bd1e3c96d2b..7077aec3176c 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
@@ -1039,10 +1039,9 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_platform_data {
  * @active_state: Active state for the subdev (NULL for subdevs tracking the
  *		  state internally). Initialized by calling
  *		  v4l2_subdev_init_finalize().
- * @enabled_streams: Bitmask of enabled streams used by
- *		     v4l2_subdev_enable_streams() and
- *		     v4l2_subdev_disable_streams() helper functions for fallback
- *		     cases.
+ * @enabled_pads: Bitmask of enabled pads used by v4l2_subdev_enable_streams()
+ *		  and v4l2_subdev_disable_streams() helper functions for
+ *		  fallback cases.
  * @streaming_enabled: Tracks whether streaming has been enabled with s_stream.
  *
  * Each instance of a subdev driver should create this struct, either
@@ -1091,7 +1090,7 @@ struct v4l2_subdev {
 	 * doesn't support it.
 	 */
 	struct v4l2_subdev_state *active_state;
-	u64 enabled_streams;
+	u64 enabled_pads;
 	bool streaming_enabled;
 };
 
