diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-media-csi.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-media-csi.c
index bc3a87656117..0fb5e0c03396 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-media-csi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-media-csi.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@
 #define IMX7_CSI_VIDEO_EOF_TIMEOUT	2000
 
 #define IMX7_CSI_DEF_MBUS_CODE		MEDIA_BUS_FMT_UYVY8_2X8
+#define IMX7_CSI_DEF_PIX_FORMAT		V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY
 #define IMX7_CSI_DEF_PIX_WIDTH		640
 #define IMX7_CSI_DEF_PIX_HEIGHT		480
 
@@ -1130,7 +1131,7 @@ __imx7_csi_video_try_fmt(struct v4l2_pix_format *pixfmt,
 	 */
 	cc = imx7_csi_find_pixel_format(pixfmt->pixelformat);
 	if (!cc) {
-		imx7_csi_enum_pixel_formats(&pixfmt->pixelformat, 0, 0);
+		pixfmt->pixelformat = IMX7_CSI_DEF_PIX_FORMAT;
 		cc = imx7_csi_find_pixel_format(pixfmt->pixelformat);
 	}