diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index 76c3bb3d..3e159279 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ CameraConfiguration::Status IPU3CameraConfiguration::validate()
 	if (rawCount > 1 || yuvCount > 2) {
 		LOG(IPU3, Debug) << "Camera configuration not supported";
 		return Invalid;
+	} else if (rawCount && !yuvCount) {
+		LOG(IPU3, Debug)
+			<< "Camera configuration cannot support raw-only streams";
+		return Invalid;
 	}
 
 	/*