diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
index a32ef739eb44..8bfbe9d5fe3c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
@@ -363,12 +363,8 @@ static int call_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
 	 * The .s_stream() operation must never be called to start or stop an
 	 * already started or stopped subdev. Catch offenders but don't return
 	 * an error yet to avoid regressions.
-	 *
-	 * As .s_stream() is mutually exclusive with the .enable_streams() and
-	 * .disable_streams() operation, we can use the enabled_streams field
-	 * to store the subdev streaming state.
 	 */
-	if (WARN_ON(!!sd->enabled_streams == !!enable))
+	if (WARN_ON(sd->s_stream_enabled == !!enable))
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = sd->ops->video->s_stream(sd, enable);
@@ -379,7 +375,7 @@ static int call_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
 	}
 
 	if (!ret) {
-		sd->enabled_streams = enable ? BIT(0) : 0;
+		sd->s_stream_enabled = enable;
 
 #if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS)
 		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(sd->privacy_led)) {
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
index ab2a7ef61d42..ee570dfbd791 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
@@ -1042,6 +1042,8 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_platform_data {
  *		     v4l2_subdev_enable_streams() and
  *		     v4l2_subdev_disable_streams() helper functions for fallback
  *		     cases.
+ * @s_stream_enabled: Tracks whether streaming has been enabled with s_stream.
+ *                    This is only for call_s_stream() internal use.
  *
  * Each instance of a subdev driver should create this struct, either
  * stand-alone or embedded in a larger struct.
@@ -1090,6 +1092,7 @@ struct v4l2_subdev {
 	 */
 	struct v4l2_subdev_state *active_state;
 	u64 enabled_streams;
+	bool s_stream_enabled;
 };