diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-log-addrs.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-log-addrs.rst
index 04ee900..201d483 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-log-addrs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-log-addrs.rst
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 
        -  ``flags``
 
-       -  Flags. No flags are defined yet, so set this to 0.
+       -  Flags. See :ref:`cec-log-addrs-flags` for a list of available flags.
 
     -  .. row 7
 
@@ -201,6 +201,25 @@
           give the CEC framework more information about the device type, even
           though the framework won't use it directly in the CEC message.
 
+.. _cec-log-addrs-flags:
+
+.. flat-table:: Flags for struct cec_log_addrs
+    :header-rows:  0
+    :stub-columns: 0
+    :widths:       3 1 4
+
+
+    -  .. _`CEC-LOG-ADDRS-FL-ALLOW-UNREG-FALLBACK`:
+
+       -  ``CEC_LOG_ADDRS_FL_ALLOW_UNREG_FALLBACK``
+
+       -  1
+
+       -  By default if no logical address of the requested type can be claimed, then
+	  it will go back to the unconfigured state. If this flag is set, then it will
+	  fallback to the Unregistered logical address. Note that if the Unregistered
+	  logical address was explicitly requested, then this flag has no effect.
+
 .. _cec-versions:
 
 .. flat-table:: CEC Versions
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/cec/cec-adap.c b/drivers/staging/media/cec/cec-adap.c
index 9dcb784..2458a6c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/cec/cec-adap.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/cec/cec-adap.c
@@ -1047,6 +1047,10 @@
 			dprintk(1, "could not claim LA %d\n", i);
 	}
 
+	if (adap->log_addrs.log_addr_mask == 0 &&
+	    !(las->flags & CEC_LOG_ADDRS_FL_ALLOW_UNREG_FALLBACK))
+		goto unconfigure;
+
 configured:
 	if (adap->log_addrs.log_addr_mask == 0) {
 		/* Fall back to unregistered */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/cec/cec-api.c b/drivers/staging/media/cec/cec-api.c
index 4e2696a..6f58ee8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/cec/cec-api.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/cec/cec-api.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 		return -ENOTTY;
 	if (copy_from_user(&log_addrs, parg, sizeof(log_addrs)))
 		return -EFAULT;
-	log_addrs.flags = 0;
+	log_addrs.flags &= CEC_LOG_ADDRS_FL_ALLOW_UNREG_FALLBACK;
 	mutex_lock(&adap->lock);
 	if (!adap->is_configuring &&
 	    (!log_addrs.num_log_addrs || !adap->is_configured) &&
diff --git a/include/linux/cec.h b/include/linux/cec.h
index b3e2289..851968e 100644
--- a/include/linux/cec.h
+++ b/include/linux/cec.h
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
  * @num_log_addrs: how many logical addresses should be claimed. Set by the
  *	caller.
  * @vendor_id: the vendor ID of the device. Set by the caller.
- * @flags: set to 0.
+ * @flags: flags.
  * @osd_name: the OSD name of the device. Set by the caller.
  * @primary_device_type: the primary device type for each logical address.
  *	Set by the caller.
@@ -389,6 +389,9 @@
 	__u8 features[CEC_MAX_LOG_ADDRS][12];
 };
 
+/* Allow a fallback to unregistered */
+#define CEC_LOG_ADDRS_FL_ALLOW_UNREG_FALLBACK	(1 << 0)
+
 /* Events */
 
 /* Event that occurs when the adapter state changes */