diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/delayed_controls.h b/include/libcamera/internal/delayed_controls.h
index 564d9f2e2440..2a6a912bde10 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/delayed_controls.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/delayed_controls.h
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ private:
 		{
 		}
 
-		Info(const ControlValue &v)
-			: ControlValue(v), updated(true)
+		Info(const ControlValue &v, bool updated_ = true)
+			: ControlValue(v), updated(updated_)
 		{
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/delayed_controls.cpp b/src/libcamera/delayed_controls.cpp
index 3ed1dfebd035..21dc3e164fe9 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/delayed_controls.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/delayed_controls.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ void DelayedControls::reset()
 	values_.clear();
 	for (const auto &ctrl : controls) {
 		const ControlId *id = device_->controls().idmap().at(ctrl.first);
-		values_[id][0] = Info(ctrl.second);
+		/*
+		 * Do not mark this control value as updated, it does not need
+		 * to be written to to device on startup.
+		 */
+		values_[id][0] = Info(ctrl.second, false);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -126,11 +130,10 @@ void DelayedControls::reset()
  */
 bool DelayedControls::push(const ControlList &controls)
 {
-	/* Copy state from previous frame. */
+	/* Copy state from previous frame and clear the updated flag */
 	for (auto &ctrl : values_) {
 		Info &info = ctrl.second[queueCount_];
-		info = values_[ctrl.first][queueCount_ - 1];
-		info.updated = false;
+		info = Info(values_[ctrl.first][queueCount_ - 1], false);
 	}
 
 	/* Update with new controls. */
@@ -150,8 +153,7 @@ bool DelayedControls::push(const ControlList &controls)
 
 		Info &info = values_[id][queueCount_];
 
-		info = control.second;
-		info.updated = true;
+		info = Info(control.second);
 
 		LOG(DelayedControls, Debug)
 			<< "Queuing " << id->name()