diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov7740.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov7740.c
index 3dad33c6180f..605f3e25ad82 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov7740.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov7740.c
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ static int ov7740_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API
 	sd->internal_ops = &ov7740_subdev_internal_ops;
-	sd->flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE;
+	sd->flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE | V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_EVENTS;
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER)