return saa7134_i2c_call_saa6752(dev, VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS, ctrls);
 }
 
+static int empress_g_ctrl(struct file *file, void *priv,
+                                       struct v4l2_control *c)
+{
+       struct saa7134_dev *dev = file->private_data;
+
+       return saa7134_g_ctrl_internal(dev, NULL, c);
+}
+
+static int empress_s_ctrl(struct file *file, void *priv,
+                                       struct v4l2_control *c)
+{
+       struct saa7134_dev *dev = file->private_data;
+
+       return saa7134_s_ctrl_internal(dev, NULL, c);
+}
+
 static int empress_queryctrl(struct file *file, void *priv,
                                        struct v4l2_queryctrl *c)
 {
 
        .vidioc_queryctrl               = empress_queryctrl,
        .vidioc_querymenu               = empress_querymenu,
-       .vidioc_g_ctrl                  = saa7134_g_ctrl,
-       .vidioc_s_ctrl                  = saa7134_s_ctrl,
+       .vidioc_g_ctrl                  = empress_g_ctrl,
+       .vidioc_s_ctrl                  = empress_s_ctrl,
 };
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
-int saa7134_g_ctrl(struct file *file, void *priv, struct v4l2_control *c)
+int saa7134_g_ctrl_internal(struct saa7134_dev *dev, struct saa7134_fh *fh, struct v4l2_control *c)
 {
-       struct saa7134_fh *fh = priv;
-       struct saa7134_dev *dev = fh->dev;
        const struct v4l2_queryctrl* ctrl;
 
        ctrl = ctrl_by_id(c->id);
        }
        return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(saa7134_g_ctrl);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(saa7134_g_ctrl_internal);
+
+static int saa7134_g_ctrl(struct file *file, void *priv, struct v4l2_control *c)
+{
+       struct saa7134_fh *fh = priv;
+
+       return saa7134_g_ctrl_internal(fh->dev, fh, c);
+}
 
-int saa7134_s_ctrl(struct file *file, void *f, struct v4l2_control *c)
+int saa7134_s_ctrl_internal(struct saa7134_dev *dev,  struct saa7134_fh *fh, struct v4l2_control *c)
 {
        const struct v4l2_queryctrl* ctrl;
-       struct saa7134_fh *fh = f;
-       struct saa7134_dev *dev = fh->dev;
        unsigned long flags;
        int restart_overlay = 0;
-       int err = -EINVAL;
+       int err;
 
-       err = v4l2_prio_check(&dev->prio, &fh->prio);
-       if (0 != err)
-               return err;
+       /* When called from the empress code fh == NULL.
+          That needs to be fixed somehow, but for now this is
+          good enough. */
+       if (fh) {
+               err = v4l2_prio_check(&dev->prio, &fh->prio);
+               if (0 != err)
+                       return err;
+       }
+       err = -EINVAL;
 
        mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
 
        mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
        return err;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(saa7134_s_ctrl);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(saa7134_s_ctrl_internal);
+
+static int saa7134_s_ctrl(struct file *file, void *f, struct v4l2_control *c)
+{
+       struct saa7134_fh *fh = f;
+
+       return saa7134_s_ctrl_internal(fh->dev, fh, c);
+}
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
 
 extern struct video_device saa7134_video_template;
 extern struct video_device saa7134_radio_template;
 
-int saa7134_g_ctrl(struct file *file, void *priv, struct v4l2_control *c);
-int saa7134_s_ctrl(struct file *file, void *f, struct v4l2_control *c);
+int saa7134_s_ctrl_internal(struct saa7134_dev *dev,  struct saa7134_fh *fh, struct v4l2_control *c);
+int saa7134_g_ctrl_internal(struct saa7134_dev *dev,  struct saa7134_fh *fh, struct v4l2_control *c);
 int saa7134_queryctrl(struct file *file, void *priv, struct v4l2_queryctrl *c);
 
 int saa7134_videoport_init(struct saa7134_dev *dev);