diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
index 2bcdca0..0975878 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
@@ -387,6 +387,8 @@
 
 /* Set this flag if this subdev is a i2c device. */
 #define V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_IS_I2C (1U << 0)
+/* Set this flag if this subdev is a spi device. */
+#define V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_IS_SPI (1U << 1)
 
 /* Each instance of a subdev driver should create this struct, either
    stand-alone or embedded in a larger struct.