diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-event.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-event.c
index c72009218152..86dcb5483c42 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-event.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-event.c
@@ -311,3 +311,10 @@ int v4l2_event_unsubscribe(struct v4l2_fh *fh,
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_event_unsubscribe);
+
+int v4l2_event_subdev_unsubscribe(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct v4l2_fh *fh,
+				  struct v4l2_event_subscription *sub)
+{
+	return v4l2_event_unsubscribe(fh, sub);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_event_subdev_unsubscribe);
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-event.h b/include/media/v4l2-event.h
index eff85f934b24..be05d019de25 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-event.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-event.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
  */
 
 struct v4l2_fh;
+struct v4l2_subdev;
 struct v4l2_subscribed_event;
 struct video_device;
 
@@ -129,5 +130,6 @@ int v4l2_event_subscribe(struct v4l2_fh *fh,
 int v4l2_event_unsubscribe(struct v4l2_fh *fh,
 			   const struct v4l2_event_subscription *sub);
 void v4l2_event_unsubscribe_all(struct v4l2_fh *fh);
-
+int v4l2_event_subdev_unsubscribe(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct v4l2_fh *fh,
+				  struct v4l2_event_subscription *sub);
 #endif /* V4L2_EVENT_H */