diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_videodevice.h b/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_videodevice.h
index efe34d47e72b..a1c458e45088 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_videodevice.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_videodevice.h
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ struct V4L2Capability final : v4l2_capability {
 	{
 		return device_caps() & V4L2_CAP_STREAMING;
 	}
+	bool hasMediaController() const
+	{
+		return device_caps() & V4L2_CAP_IO_MC;
+	}
 };
 
 class V4L2BufferCache
diff --git a/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp b/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
index 0cc622f91f2d..0fbf32bcfc00 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ std::vector<V4L2PixelFormat> V4L2VideoDevice::enumPixelformats(uint32_t code)
 	std::vector<V4L2PixelFormat> formats;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (code && !(caps_.device_caps() & V4L2_CAP_IO_MC)) {
+	if (code && !(caps_.hasMediaController())) {
 		LOG(V4L2, Error)
 			<< "Media bus code filtering not supported by the device";
 		return {};