diff --git a/include/libcamera/ipa/rkisp1.mojom b/include/libcamera/ipa/rkisp1.mojom
index 95fa0d93..29f726e1 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/ipa/rkisp1.mojom
+++ b/include/libcamera/ipa/rkisp1.mojom
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ struct RkISP1Action {
 };
 
 interface IPARkISP1Interface {
-	init(IPASettings settings) => (int32 ret);
+	init(uint32 hwRevision) => (int32 ret);
 	start() => (int32 ret);
 	stop();
 
diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index 0b0f31e4..197c2389 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@ LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(IPARkISP1)
 class IPARkISP1 : public ipa::rkisp1::IPARkISP1Interface
 {
 public:
-	int init([[maybe_unused]] const IPASettings &settings) override
-	{
-		return 0;
-	}
+	int init(unsigned int hwRevision) override;
 	int start() override { return 0; }
 	void stop() override {}
 
@@ -69,6 +66,18 @@ private:
 	uint32_t maxGain_;
 };
 
+int IPARkISP1::init(unsigned int hwRevision)
+{
+	/* todo add support for other revisions */
+	if (hwRevision != RKISP1_V10) {
+		LOG(IPARkISP1, Error) << "Hardware version " << hwRevision <<
+			" is currently not supported";
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	LOG(IPARkISP1, Info) << "Hardware revision is " << hwRevision;
+	return 0;
+}
+;
 /**
  * \todo The RkISP1 pipeline currently provides an empty CameraSensorInfo
  * if the connected sensor does not provide enough information to properly
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index 34814f62..24c622a8 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public:
 	{
 	}
 
-	int loadIPA();
+	int loadIPA(unsigned int hwRevision);
 
 	Stream mainPathStream_;
 	Stream selfPathStream_;
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ RkISP1FrameInfo *RkISP1Frames::find(Request *request)
 	return nullptr;
 }
 
-int RkISP1CameraData::loadIPA()
+int RkISP1CameraData::loadIPA(unsigned int hwRevision)
 {
 	ipa_ = IPAManager::createIPA<ipa::rkisp1::IPAProxyRkISP1>(pipe_, 1, 1);
 	if (!ipa_)
@@ -309,9 +309,7 @@ int RkISP1CameraData::loadIPA()
 	ipa_->queueFrameAction.connect(this,
 				       &RkISP1CameraData::queueFrameAction);
 
-	ipa_->init(IPASettings{});
-
-	return 0;
+	return ipa_->init(hwRevision);
 }
 
 void RkISP1CameraData::queueFrameAction(unsigned int frame,
@@ -952,7 +950,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerRkISP1::createCamera(MediaEntity *sensor)
 	isp_->frameStart.connect(data->delayedCtrls_.get(),
 				 &DelayedControls::applyControls);
 
-	ret = data->loadIPA();
+	ret = data->loadIPA(media_->hwRevision());
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;