/* Calls the specific handler */
                if (ops->vidioc_g_std)
                        ret = ops->vidioc_g_std(file, fh, id);
-               else
+               else if (vfd->current_norm)
                        *id = vfd->current_norm;
+               else
+                       ret = -EINVAL;
 
                if (!ret)
                        dbgarg(cmd, "std=0x%08Lx\n", (long long unsigned)*id);
                                break;
                        ret = ops->vidioc_g_parm(file, fh, p);
                } else {
+                       v4l2_std_id std = vfd->current_norm;
+
                        if (p->type != V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE)
                                return -EINVAL;
 
-                       v4l2_video_std_frame_period(vfd->current_norm,
-                                                   &p->parm.capture.timeperframe);
                        ret = 0;
+                       if (ops->vidioc_g_std)
+                               ret = ops->vidioc_g_std(file, fh, &std);
+                       else if (std == 0)
+                               ret = -EINVAL;
+                       if (ret == 0)
+                               v4l2_video_std_frame_period(std,
+                                                   &p->parm.capture.timeperframe);
                }
 
                dbgarg(cmd, "type=%d\n", p->type);