diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-core.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-core.c
index 85c2d3f39d96..18194a1dd893 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-core.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ static void std_init_compound(const struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl, u32 idx,
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_quantisation *p_mpeg2_quant;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_vp8_frame *p_vp8_frame;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_fwht_params *p_fwht_params;
+	struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_scaling_matrix *p_h264_scaling_matrix;
 	void *p = ptr.p + idx * ctrl->elem_size;
 
 	if (ctrl->p_def.p_const)
@@ -160,6 +161,15 @@ static void std_init_compound(const struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl, u32 idx,
 		p_fwht_params->flags = V4L2_FWHT_FL_PIXENC_YUV |
 			(2 << V4L2_FWHT_FL_COMPONENTS_NUM_OFFSET);
 		break;
+	case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_SCALING_MATRIX:
+		p_h264_scaling_matrix = p;
+		/*
+		 * The default (flat) H.264 scaling matrix when none are
+		 * specified in the bitstream, this is according to formulas
+		 *  (7-8) and (7-9) of the specification.
+		 */
+		memset(p_h264_scaling_matrix, 16, sizeof(*p_h264_scaling_matrix));
+		break;
 	}
 }