diff --git a/include/media/soc_camera.h b/include/media/soc_camera.h
index 218639f133d..831efffaf2a 100644
--- a/include/media/soc_camera.h
+++ b/include/media/soc_camera.h
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ struct soc_camera_link {
 	int i2c_adapter_id;
 	struct i2c_board_info *board_info;
 	const char *module_name;
+	void *priv;
+
 	/*
 	 * For non-I2C devices platform platform has to provide methods to
 	 * add a device to the system and to remove