diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
index 664c9af427ab..47f4e1d767e4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
@@ -2202,6 +2202,7 @@ static int v4l_s_selection(const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops *ops,
 static int v4l_g_crop(const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops *ops,
 				struct file *file, void *fh, void *arg)
 {
+	struct video_device *vfd = video_devdata(file);
 	struct v4l2_crop *p = arg;
 	struct v4l2_selection s = {
 		.type = p->type,
@@ -2218,6 +2219,10 @@ static int v4l_g_crop(const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops *ops,
 	else
 		s.target = V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP;
 
+	if (test_bit(V4L2_FL_QUIRK_INVERTED_CROP, &vfd->flags))
+		s.target = s.target == V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE ?
+			V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP : V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE;
+
 	ret = v4l_g_selection(ops, file, fh, &s);
 
 	/* copying results to old structure on success */
@@ -2229,6 +2234,7 @@ static int v4l_g_crop(const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops *ops,
 static int v4l_s_crop(const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops *ops,
 				struct file *file, void *fh, void *arg)
 {
+	struct video_device *vfd = video_devdata(file);
 	struct v4l2_crop *p = arg;
 	struct v4l2_selection s = {
 		.type = p->type,
@@ -2245,12 +2251,17 @@ static int v4l_s_crop(const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops *ops,
 	else
 		s.target = V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP;
 
+	if (test_bit(V4L2_FL_QUIRK_INVERTED_CROP, &vfd->flags))
+		s.target = s.target == V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE ?
+			V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP : V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE;
+
 	return v4l_s_selection(ops, file, fh, &s);
 }
 
 static int v4l_cropcap(const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops *ops,
 				struct file *file, void *fh, void *arg)
 {
+	struct video_device *vfd = video_devdata(file);
 	struct v4l2_cropcap *p = arg;
 	struct v4l2_selection s = { .type = p->type };
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -2287,13 +2298,17 @@ static int v4l_cropcap(const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops *ops,
 	else
 		s.target = V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_BOUNDS;
 
+	if (test_bit(V4L2_FL_QUIRK_INVERTED_CROP, &vfd->flags))
+		s.target = s.target == V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_BOUNDS ?
+			V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_BOUNDS : V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_BOUNDS;
+
 	ret = v4l_g_selection(ops, file, fh, &s);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	p->bounds = s.r;
 
 	/* obtaining defrect */
-	if (V4L2_TYPE_IS_OUTPUT(p->type))
+	if (s.target == V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_BOUNDS)
 		s.target = V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_DEFAULT;
 	else
 		s.target = V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_DEFAULT;
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-dev.h b/include/media/v4l2-dev.h
index 456ac13eca1d..48531e57cc5a 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-dev.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-dev.h
@@ -74,10 +74,19 @@ struct v4l2_ctrl_handler;
  *	indicates that file->private_data points to &struct v4l2_fh.
  *	This flag is set by the core when v4l2_fh_init() is called.
  *	All new drivers should use it.
+ * @V4L2_FL_QUIRK_INVERTED_CROP:
+ *	some old M2M drivers use g/s_crop/cropcap incorrectly: crop and
+ *	compose are swapped. If this flag is set, then the selection
+ *	targets are swapped in the g/s_crop/cropcap functions in v4l2-ioctl.c.
+ *	This allows those drivers to correctly implement the selection API,
+ *	but the old crop API will still work as expected in order to preserve
+ *	backwards compatibility.
+ *	Never set this flag for new drivers.
  */
 enum v4l2_video_device_flags {
-	V4L2_FL_REGISTERED	= 0,
-	V4L2_FL_USES_V4L2_FH	= 1,
+	V4L2_FL_REGISTERED		= 0,
+	V4L2_FL_USES_V4L2_FH		= 1,
+	V4L2_FL_QUIRK_INVERTED_CROP	= 2,
 };
 
 /* Priority helper functions */