diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/frame_vector.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/frame_vector.c
index 542dde9d2609..aad72640f055 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/frame_vector.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/frame_vector.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * get_vaddr_frames() - map virtual addresses to pfns
  * @start:	starting user address
  * @nr_frames:	number of pages / pfns from start to map
+ * @write:	the mapped address has write permission
  * @vec:	structure which receives pages / pfns of the addresses mapped.
  *		It should have space for at least nr_frames entries.
  *
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
  *
  * This function takes care of grabbing mmap_lock as necessary.
  */
-int get_vaddr_frames(unsigned long start, unsigned int nr_frames,
+int get_vaddr_frames(unsigned long start, unsigned int nr_frames, bool write,
 		     struct frame_vector *vec)
 {
 	struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ int get_vaddr_frames(unsigned long start, unsigned int nr_frames,
 	int ret_pin_user_pages_fast = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
 	int err;
+	unsigned int gup_flags = FOLL_FORCE | FOLL_LONGTERM;
 
 	if (nr_frames == 0)
 		return 0;
@@ -49,8 +51,10 @@ int get_vaddr_frames(unsigned long start, unsigned int nr_frames,
 
 	start = untagged_addr(start);
 
-	ret = pin_user_pages_fast(start, nr_frames,
-				  FOLL_FORCE | FOLL_WRITE | FOLL_LONGTERM,
+	if (write)
+		gup_flags |= FOLL_WRITE;
+
+	ret = pin_user_pages_fast(start, nr_frames, gup_flags,
 				  (struct page **)(vec->ptrs));
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		vec->got_ref = true;
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-contig.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-contig.c
index 678b359717c4..8e55468cb60d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-contig.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-contig.c
@@ -603,7 +603,8 @@ static void *vb2_dc_get_userptr(struct vb2_buffer *vb, struct device *dev,
 	buf->vb = vb;
 
 	offset = lower_32_bits(offset_in_page(vaddr));
-	vec = vb2_create_framevec(vaddr, size);
+	vec = vb2_create_framevec(vaddr, size, buf->dma_dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE ||
+					       buf->dma_dir == DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 	if (IS_ERR(vec)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(vec);
 		goto fail_buf;
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-sg.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-sg.c
index fa69158a65b1..099693e42bc6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-sg.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-sg.c
@@ -241,7 +241,9 @@ static void *vb2_dma_sg_get_userptr(struct vb2_buffer *vb, struct device *dev,
 	buf->size = size;
 	buf->dma_sgt = &buf->sg_table;
 	buf->vb = vb;
-	vec = vb2_create_framevec(vaddr, size);
+	vec = vb2_create_framevec(vaddr, size,
+				  buf->dma_dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE ||
+				  buf->dma_dir == DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 	if (IS_ERR(vec))
 		goto userptr_fail_pfnvec;
 	buf->vec = vec;
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-memops.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-memops.c
index 9dd6c27162f4..f9a4ec44422e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-memops.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-memops.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  * vb2_create_framevec() - map virtual addresses to pfns
  * @start:	Virtual user address where we start mapping
  * @length:	Length of a range to map
+ * @write:	Should we map for writing into the area
  *
  * This function allocates and fills in a vector with pfns corresponding to
  * virtual address range passed in arguments. If pfns have corresponding pages,
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@
  * failure. Returned vector needs to be freed via vb2_destroy_pfnvec().
  */
 struct frame_vector *vb2_create_framevec(unsigned long start,
-					 unsigned long length)
+					 unsigned long length,
+					 bool write)
 {
 	int ret;
 	unsigned long first, last;
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ struct frame_vector *vb2_create_framevec(unsigned long start,
 	vec = frame_vector_create(nr);
 	if (!vec)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	ret = get_vaddr_frames(start & PAGE_MASK, nr, vec);
+	ret = get_vaddr_frames(start & PAGE_MASK, nr, write, vec);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_destroy;
 	/* We accept only complete set of PFNs */
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-vmalloc.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-vmalloc.c
index 948152f1596b..67d0b89e701b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-vmalloc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-vmalloc.c
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ static void *vb2_vmalloc_get_userptr(struct vb2_buffer *vb, struct device *dev,
 	buf->dma_dir = vb->vb2_queue->dma_dir;
 	offset = vaddr & ~PAGE_MASK;
 	buf->size = size;
-	vec = vb2_create_framevec(vaddr, size);
+	vec = vb2_create_framevec(vaddr, size,
+				  buf->dma_dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE ||
+				  buf->dma_dir == DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 	if (IS_ERR(vec)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(vec);
 		goto fail_pfnvec_create;
diff --git a/include/media/frame_vector.h b/include/media/frame_vector.h
index bfed1710dc24..541c71a2c7be 100644
--- a/include/media/frame_vector.h
+++ b/include/media/frame_vector.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ struct frame_vector {
 struct frame_vector *frame_vector_create(unsigned int nr_frames);
 void frame_vector_destroy(struct frame_vector *vec);
 int get_vaddr_frames(unsigned long start, unsigned int nr_pfns,
-		     struct frame_vector *vec);
+		     bool write, struct frame_vector *vec);
 void put_vaddr_frames(struct frame_vector *vec);
 int frame_vector_to_pages(struct frame_vector *vec);
 void frame_vector_to_pfns(struct frame_vector *vec);
diff --git a/include/media/videobuf2-memops.h b/include/media/videobuf2-memops.h
index cd4a46331531..4b5b84f93538 100644
--- a/include/media/videobuf2-memops.h
+++ b/include/media/videobuf2-memops.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ struct vb2_vmarea_handler {
 extern const struct vm_operations_struct vb2_common_vm_ops;
 
 struct frame_vector *vb2_create_framevec(unsigned long start,
-					 unsigned long length);
+					 unsigned long length,
+					 bool write);
 void vb2_destroy_framevec(struct frame_vector *vec);
 
 #endif