diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index b8a655ce0b68..f867b5913b27 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -805,10 +805,21 @@ bool PipelineHandlerIPU3::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
  */
 int PipelineHandlerIPU3::initControls(IPU3CameraData *data)
 {
+	/*
+	 * \todo The here intialized controls depend on sensor configuration.
+	 *
+	 * Initialize the sensor using its resolution and compute the control
+	 * limits.
+	 */
 	CameraSensor *sensor = data->cio2_.sensor();
-	CameraSensorInfo sensorInfo{};
+	V4L2SubdeviceFormat sensorFormat = {};
+	sensorFormat.size = sensor->resolution();
+	int ret = sensor->setFormat(&sensorFormat);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	int ret = sensor->sensorInfo(&sensorInfo);
+	CameraSensorInfo sensorInfo{};
+	ret = sensor->sensorInfo(&sensorInfo);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -851,17 +862,6 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::initControls(IPU3CameraData *data)
 	 * sensor's full frame as ImgU input).
 	 */
 
-	/* Re-fetch the sensor info updated to use the largest resolution. */
-	V4L2SubdeviceFormat sensorFormat = {};
-	sensorFormat.size = sensor->resolution();
-	ret = sensor->setFormat(&sensorFormat);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = sensor->sensorInfo(&sensorInfo);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	/*
 	 * The maximum scaler crop rectangle is the analogue crop used to
 	 * produce the maximum frame size.