diff --git a/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-csi.c b/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-csi.c
index a9639d098893..778bc26d3ba5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-csi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-csi.c
@@ -357,11 +357,11 @@ static int fill_csi_bus_cfg(struct ipu_csi_bus_config *csicfg,
 	switch (mbus_cfg->type) {
 	case V4L2_MBUS_PARALLEL:
 		csicfg->ext_vsync = 1;
-		csicfg->vsync_pol = (mbus_cfg->flags &
+		csicfg->vsync_pol = (mbus_cfg->bus.parallel.flags &
 				     V4L2_MBUS_VSYNC_ACTIVE_LOW) ? 1 : 0;
-		csicfg->hsync_pol = (mbus_cfg->flags &
+		csicfg->hsync_pol = (mbus_cfg->bus.parallel.flags &
 				     V4L2_MBUS_HSYNC_ACTIVE_LOW) ? 1 : 0;
-		csicfg->pixclk_pol = (mbus_cfg->flags &
+		csicfg->pixclk_pol = (mbus_cfg->bus.parallel.flags &
 				      V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_FALLING) ? 1 : 0;
 		csicfg->clk_mode = IPU_CSI_CLK_MODE_GATED_CLK;
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/adv7180.c b/drivers/media/i2c/adv7180.c
index d9a99fcfacb1..286f5017d9c3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/adv7180.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/adv7180.c
@@ -784,7 +784,8 @@ static int adv7180_get_mbus_config(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 
 	if (state->chip_info->flags & ADV7180_FLAG_MIPI_CSI2) {
 		cfg->type = V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_DPHY;
-		cfg->flags = V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_1_LANE |
+		cfg->bus.mipi_csi2.num_data_lanes = 1;
+		cfg->bus.mipi_csi2.flags =
 				V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CHANNEL_0 |
 				V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CONTINUOUS_CLOCK;
 	} else {
@@ -792,8 +793,9 @@ static int adv7180_get_mbus_config(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 		 * The ADV7180 sensor supports BT.601/656 output modes.
 		 * The BT.656 is default and not yet configurable by s/w.
 		 */
-		cfg->flags = V4L2_MBUS_MASTER | V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_RISING |
-				 V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_HIGH;
+		cfg->bus.parallel.flags = V4L2_MBUS_MASTER |
+					  V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_RISING |
+					  V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_HIGH;
 		cfg->type = V4L2_MBUS_BT656;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/adv748x/adv748x-csi2.c b/drivers/media/i2c/adv748x/adv748x-csi2.c
index 589e9644fcdc..bd4f3fe0e309 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/adv748x/adv748x-csi2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/adv748x/adv748x-csi2.c
@@ -222,23 +222,7 @@ static int adv748x_csi2_get_mbus_config(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, unsigned int pad
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	config->type = V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_DPHY;
-	switch (tx->active_lanes) {
-	case 1:
-		config->flags = V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_1_LANE;
-		break;
-
-	case 2:
-		config->flags = V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_2_LANE;
-		break;
-
-	case 3:
-		config->flags = V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_3_LANE;
-		break;
-
-	case 4:
-		config->flags = V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_4_LANE;
-		break;
-	}
+	config->bus.mipi_csi2.num_data_lanes = tx->active_lanes;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ml86v7667.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ml86v7667.c
index 4a1410ebb4c8..48cc0b0922f4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ml86v7667.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ml86v7667.c
@@ -223,9 +223,10 @@ static int ml86v7667_get_mbus_config(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 				     unsigned int pad,
 				     struct v4l2_mbus_config *cfg)
 {
-	cfg->flags = V4L2_MBUS_MASTER | V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_RISING |
-		     V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_HIGH;
 	cfg->type = V4L2_MBUS_BT656;
+	cfg->bus.parallel.flags = V4L2_MBUS_MASTER |
+				  V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_RISING |
+				  V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_HIGH;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/mt9m001.c b/drivers/media/i2c/mt9m001.c
index c9f0bd997ea7..ad13b0c890c0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/mt9m001.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/mt9m001.c
@@ -695,10 +695,12 @@ static int mt9m001_get_mbus_config(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 				   struct v4l2_mbus_config *cfg)
 {
 	/* MT9M001 has all capture_format parameters fixed */
-	cfg->flags = V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_FALLING |
-		V4L2_MBUS_HSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH | V4L2_MBUS_VSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH |
-		V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_HIGH | V4L2_MBUS_MASTER;
 	cfg->type = V4L2_MBUS_PARALLEL;
+	cfg->bus.parallel.flags = V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_FALLING |
+				  V4L2_MBUS_HSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH |
+				  V4L2_MBUS_VSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH |
+				  V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_HIGH |
+				  V4L2_MBUS_MASTER;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/mt9m111.c b/drivers/media/i2c/mt9m111.c
index 91a44359bcd3..6cf3ccf85d27 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/mt9m111.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/mt9m111.c
@@ -1143,15 +1143,17 @@ static int mt9m111_get_mbus_config(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 {
 	struct mt9m111 *mt9m111 = container_of(sd, struct mt9m111, subdev);
 
-	cfg->flags = V4L2_MBUS_MASTER |
-		V4L2_MBUS_HSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH | V4L2_MBUS_VSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH |
-		V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_HIGH;
-
-	cfg->flags |= mt9m111->pclk_sample ? V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_RISING :
-		V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_FALLING;
-
 	cfg->type = V4L2_MBUS_PARALLEL;
 
+	cfg->bus.parallel.flags = V4L2_MBUS_MASTER |
+				  V4L2_MBUS_HSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH |
+				  V4L2_MBUS_VSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH |
+				  V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_HIGH;
+
+	cfg->bus.parallel.flags |= mt9m111->pclk_sample ?
+				   V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_RISING :
+				   V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_FALLING;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov6650.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov6650.c
index 455a627e35a0..b2654b32bc62 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov6650.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov6650.c
@@ -932,15 +932,15 @@ static int ov6650_get_mbus_config(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	cfg->flags = V4L2_MBUS_MASTER | V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_HIGH
-		   | ((comj & COMJ_VSYNC_HIGH)  ? V4L2_MBUS_VSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH
-						: V4L2_MBUS_VSYNC_ACTIVE_LOW)
-		   | ((comf & COMF_HREF_LOW)    ? V4L2_MBUS_HSYNC_ACTIVE_LOW
-						: V4L2_MBUS_HSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH)
-		   | ((comj & COMJ_PCLK_RISING) ? V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_RISING
-						: V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_FALLING);
 	cfg->type = V4L2_MBUS_PARALLEL;
 
+	cfg->bus.parallel.flags = V4L2_MBUS_MASTER | V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_HIGH
+		| ((comj & COMJ_VSYNC_HIGH)  ? V4L2_MBUS_VSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH
+					     : V4L2_MBUS_VSYNC_ACTIVE_LOW)
+		| ((comf & COMF_HREF_LOW)    ? V4L2_MBUS_HSYNC_ACTIVE_LOW
+					     : V4L2_MBUS_HSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH)
+		| ((comj & COMJ_PCLK_RISING) ? V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_RISING
+					     : V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_FALLING);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov9640.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov9640.c
index 0bab8c2cf160..9f44ed52d164 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov9640.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov9640.c
@@ -652,10 +652,12 @@ static int ov9640_get_mbus_config(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 				  unsigned int pad,
 				  struct v4l2_mbus_config *cfg)
 {
-	cfg->flags = V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_RISING | V4L2_MBUS_MASTER |
-		V4L2_MBUS_VSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH | V4L2_MBUS_HSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH |
-		V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_HIGH;
 	cfg->type = V4L2_MBUS_PARALLEL;
+	cfg->bus.parallel.flags = V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_RISING |
+				  V4L2_MBUS_MASTER |
+				  V4L2_MBUS_VSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH |
+				  V4L2_MBUS_HSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH |
+				  V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_HIGH;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/tc358743.c b/drivers/media/i2c/tc358743.c
index 40512004afba..dfbc42675143 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/tc358743.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/tc358743.c
@@ -1613,24 +1613,8 @@ static int tc358743_get_mbus_config(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 	cfg->type = V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_DPHY;
 
 	/* Support for non-continuous CSI-2 clock is missing in the driver */
-	cfg->flags = V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CONTINUOUS_CLOCK;
-
-	switch (state->csi_lanes_in_use) {
-	case 1:
-		cfg->flags |= V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_1_LANE;
-		break;
-	case 2:
-		cfg->flags |= V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_2_LANE;
-		break;
-	case 3:
-		cfg->flags |= V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_3_LANE;
-		break;
-	case 4:
-		cfg->flags |= V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_4_LANE;
-		break;
-	default:
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	cfg->bus.mipi_csi2.flags = V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CONTINUOUS_CLOCK;
+	cfg->bus.mipi_csi2.num_data_lanes = state->csi_lanes_in_use;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/tvp5150.c b/drivers/media/i2c/tvp5150.c
index 4b16ffcaef98..65472438444b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/tvp5150.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/tvp5150.c
@@ -1198,8 +1198,10 @@ static int tvp5150_get_mbus_config(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 	struct tvp5150 *decoder = to_tvp5150(sd);
 
 	cfg->type = decoder->mbus_type;
-	cfg->flags = V4L2_MBUS_MASTER | V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_RISING
-		   | V4L2_MBUS_FIELD_EVEN_LOW | V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_HIGH;
+	cfg->bus.parallel.flags = V4L2_MBUS_MASTER
+				| V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_RISING
+				| V4L2_MBUS_FIELD_EVEN_LOW
+				| V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_HIGH;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/pxa_camera.c b/drivers/media/platform/pxa_camera.c
index b5644cf37fe9..35145e3348f0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/pxa_camera.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/pxa_camera.c
@@ -1587,24 +1587,26 @@ static int pxa_camera_set_bus_param(struct pxa_camera_dev *pcdev)
 	 * PXA does not support V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_LOW and the bus mastering
 	 * roles should match.
 	 */
-	if (cfg.flags != mbus_config) {
+	if (cfg.bus.parallel.flags != mbus_config) {
 		unsigned int pxa_mbus_role = mbus_config & (V4L2_MBUS_MASTER |
 							    V4L2_MBUS_SLAVE);
-		if (pxa_mbus_role != (cfg.flags & (V4L2_MBUS_MASTER |
-						   V4L2_MBUS_SLAVE))) {
+		unsigned int flags = cfg.bus.parallel.flags;
+
+		if (pxa_mbus_role != (flags & (V4L2_MBUS_MASTER |
+					       V4L2_MBUS_SLAVE))) {
 			dev_err(pcdev_to_dev(pcdev),
 				"Unsupported mbus configuration: bus mastering\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
-		if (cfg.flags & V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_LOW) {
+		if (flags & V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_LOW) {
 			dev_err(pcdev_to_dev(pcdev),
 				"Unsupported mbus configuration: DATA_ACTIVE_LOW\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}
 
-	pxa_camera_setup_cicr(pcdev, cfg.flags, pixfmt);
+	pxa_camera_setup_cicr(pcdev, cfg.bus.parallel.flags, pixfmt);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-csi2.c b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-csi2.c
index 8c939cb3073d..cbac5801720b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-csi2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-csi2.c
@@ -603,7 +603,6 @@ static int rcsi2_get_active_lanes(struct rcar_csi2 *priv,
 				  unsigned int *lanes)
 {
 	struct v4l2_mbus_config mbus_config = { 0 };
-	unsigned int num_lanes = UINT_MAX;
 	int ret;
 
 	*lanes = priv->lanes;
@@ -626,23 +625,14 @@ static int rcsi2_get_active_lanes(struct rcar_csi2 *priv,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (mbus_config.flags & V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_1_LANE)
-		num_lanes = 1;
-	else if (mbus_config.flags & V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_2_LANE)
-		num_lanes = 2;
-	else if (mbus_config.flags & V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_3_LANE)
-		num_lanes = 3;
-	else if (mbus_config.flags & V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_4_LANE)
-		num_lanes = 4;
-
-	if (num_lanes > priv->lanes) {
+	if (mbus_config.bus.mipi_csi2.num_data_lanes > priv->lanes) {
 		dev_err(priv->dev,
 			"Unsupported mbus config: too many data lanes %u\n",
-			num_lanes);
+			mbus_config.bus.mipi_csi2.num_data_lanes);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	*lanes = num_lanes;
+	*lanes = mbus_config.bus.mipi_csi2.num_data_lanes;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
index bd7f156f2d52..b2b1f4dd41d7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
@@ -718,9 +718,10 @@ static int csi_setup(struct csi_priv *priv)
 
 	/* compose mbus_config from the upstream endpoint */
 	mbus_cfg.type = priv->upstream_ep.bus_type;
-	mbus_cfg.flags = is_parallel_bus(&priv->upstream_ep) ?
-		priv->upstream_ep.bus.parallel.flags :
-		priv->upstream_ep.bus.mipi_csi2.flags;
+	if (is_parallel_bus(&priv->upstream_ep))
+		mbus_cfg.bus.parallel = priv->upstream_ep.bus.parallel;
+	else
+		mbus_cfg.bus.mipi_csi2 = priv->upstream_ep.bus.mipi_csi2;
 
 	if_fmt = *infmt;
 	crop = priv->crop;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx6-mipi-csi2.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx6-mipi-csi2.c
index 558b256ac935..c4cb558a85c6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx6-mipi-csi2.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx6-mipi-csi2.c
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ static void csi2ipu_gasket_init(struct csi2_dev *csi2)
 static int csi2_get_active_lanes(struct csi2_dev *csi2, unsigned int *lanes)
 {
 	struct v4l2_mbus_config mbus_config = { 0 };
-	unsigned int num_lanes = UINT_MAX;
 	int ret;
 
 	*lanes = csi2->data_lanes;
@@ -326,32 +325,14 @@ static int csi2_get_active_lanes(struct csi2_dev *csi2, unsigned int *lanes)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	switch (mbus_config.flags & V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_LANES) {
-	case V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_1_LANE:
-		num_lanes = 1;
-		break;
-	case V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_2_LANE:
-		num_lanes = 2;
-		break;
-	case V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_3_LANE:
-		num_lanes = 3;
-		break;
-	case V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_4_LANE:
-		num_lanes = 4;
-		break;
-	default:
-		num_lanes = csi2->data_lanes;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	if (num_lanes > csi2->data_lanes) {
+	if (mbus_config.bus.mipi_csi2.num_data_lanes > csi2->data_lanes) {
 		dev_err(csi2->dev,
 			"Unsupported mbus config: too many data lanes %u\n",
-			num_lanes);
+			mbus_config.bus.mipi_csi2.num_data_lanes);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	*lanes = num_lanes;
+	*lanes = mbus_config.bus.mipi_csi2.num_data_lanes;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-mediabus.h b/include/media/v4l2-mediabus.h
index 9c4970fbd8ea..269aaf57ba32 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-mediabus.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-mediabus.h
@@ -166,12 +166,26 @@ enum v4l2_mbus_type {
 
 /**
  * struct v4l2_mbus_config - media bus configuration
- * @type:	in: interface type
- * @flags:	in / out: configuration flags, depending on @type
+ * @type: interface type
+ * @bus: bus configuration data structure
+ * @bus.parallel: embedded &struct v4l2_mbus_config_parallel.
+ *		  Used if the bus is parallel or BT.656.
+ * @bus.mipi_csi1: embedded &struct v4l2_mbus_config_mipi_csi1.
+ *		   Used if the bus is MIPI Alliance's Camera Serial
+ *		   Interface version 1 (MIPI CSI1) or Standard
+ *		   Mobile Imaging Architecture's Compact Camera Port 2
+ *		   (SMIA CCP2).
+ * @bus.mipi_csi2: embedded &struct v4l2_mbus_config_mipi_csi2.
+ *		   Used if the bus is MIPI Alliance's Camera Serial
+ *		   Interface version 2 (MIPI CSI2).
  */
 struct v4l2_mbus_config {
 	enum v4l2_mbus_type type;
-	unsigned int flags;
+	union {
+		struct v4l2_mbus_config_parallel parallel;
+		struct v4l2_mbus_config_mipi_csi1 mipi_csi1;
+		struct v4l2_mbus_config_mipi_csi2 mipi_csi2;
+	} bus;
 };
 
 /**
