diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
index 457917e9237f..c9628db3bfa2 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
@@ -890,19 +890,35 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_fh {
 	container_of(fh, struct v4l2_subdev_fh, vfh)
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API)
-#define __V4L2_SUBDEV_MK_GET_TRY(rtype, fun_name, field_name)		\
-	static inline struct rtype *					\
-	fun_name(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,				\
-		 struct v4l2_subdev_pad_config *cfg,			\
-		 unsigned int pad)					\
-	{								\
-		BUG_ON(pad >= sd->entity.num_pads);			\
-		return &cfg[pad].field_name;				\
-	}
+static inline struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt
+*v4l2_subdev_get_try_format(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
+			    struct v4l2_subdev_pad_config *cfg,
+			    unsigned int pad)
+{
+	if (WARN_ON(pad >= sd->entity.num_pads))
+		pad = 0;
+	return &cfg[pad].try_fmt;
+}
 
-__V4L2_SUBDEV_MK_GET_TRY(v4l2_mbus_framefmt, v4l2_subdev_get_try_format, try_fmt)
-__V4L2_SUBDEV_MK_GET_TRY(v4l2_rect, v4l2_subdev_get_try_crop, try_crop)
-__V4L2_SUBDEV_MK_GET_TRY(v4l2_rect, v4l2_subdev_get_try_compose, try_compose)
+static inline struct v4l2_rect
+*v4l2_subdev_get_try_crop(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
+			  struct v4l2_subdev_pad_config *cfg,
+			  unsigned int pad)
+{
+	if (WARN_ON(pad >= sd->entity.num_pads))
+		pad = 0;
+	return &cfg[pad].try_crop;
+}
+
+static inline struct v4l2_rect
+*v4l2_subdev_get_try_compose(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
+			     struct v4l2_subdev_pad_config *cfg,
+			     unsigned int pad)
+{
+	if (WARN_ON(pad >= sd->entity.num_pads))
+		pad = 0;
+	return &cfg[pad].try_compose;
+}
 #endif
 
 extern const struct v4l2_file_operations v4l2_subdev_fops;