diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
index 93fc6204df6c..d585c19a5d9c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
@@ -700,6 +700,7 @@ int em28xx_vb2_setup(struct em28xx *dev)
 	q = &dev->vb_vidq;
 	q->type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
 	q->io_modes = VB2_READ | VB2_MMAP | VB2_USERPTR | VB2_DMABUF;
+	q->timestamp_type = V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMESTAMP_MONOTONIC;
 	q->drv_priv = dev;
 	q->buf_struct_size = sizeof(struct em28xx_buffer);
 	q->ops = &em28xx_video_qops;
@@ -713,6 +714,7 @@ int em28xx_vb2_setup(struct em28xx *dev)
 	q = &dev->vb_vbiq;
 	q->type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI_CAPTURE;
 	q->io_modes = VB2_READ | VB2_MMAP | VB2_USERPTR;
+	q->timestamp_type = V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMESTAMP_MONOTONIC;
 	q->drv_priv = dev;
 	q->buf_struct_size = sizeof(struct em28xx_buffer);
 	q->ops = &em28xx_vbi_qops;