diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_subdevice.h b/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_subdevice.h
index a87981341d75..1115cfa55594 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_subdevice.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_subdevice.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct V4L2SubdeviceCapability final : v4l2_subdev_capability {
 };
 
 struct V4L2SubdeviceFormat {
-	uint32_t mbus_code;
+	uint32_t code;
 	Size size;
 	std::optional<ColorSpace> colorSpace;
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp
index 55c9c74b10c2..af5d97f35de1 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ V4L2SubdeviceFormat CameraSensor::getFormat(const std::vector<unsigned int> &mbu
 	}
 
 	V4L2SubdeviceFormat format{
-		.mbus_code = bestCode,
+		.code = bestCode,
 		.size = *bestSize,
 		.colorSpace = ColorSpace::Raw,
 	};
@@ -892,12 +892,12 @@ int CameraSensor::applyConfiguration(const SensorConfiguration &config,
 			    size.height != config.outputSize.height)
 				continue;
 
-			subdevFormat.mbus_code = code;
+			subdevFormat.code = code;
 			subdevFormat.size = size;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	if (!subdevFormat.mbus_code) {
+	if (!subdevFormat.code) {
 		LOG(CameraSensor, Error) << "Invalid output size in sensor configuration";
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ int CameraSensor::sensorInfo(IPACameraSensorInfo *info) const
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	info->bitsPerPixel = MediaBusFormatInfo::info(format.mbus_code).bitsPerPixel;
+	info->bitsPerPixel = MediaBusFormatInfo::info(format.code).bitsPerPixel;
 	info->outputSize = format.size;
 
 	std::optional<int32_t> cfa = properties_.get(properties::draft::ColorFilterArrangement);
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/imx8-isi/imx8-isi.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/imx8-isi/imx8-isi.cpp
index 9bdfff0b155e..a3782aea2ba9 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/imx8-isi/imx8-isi.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/imx8-isi/imx8-isi.cpp
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ CameraConfiguration::Status ISICameraConfiguration::validate()
 	PixelFormat pixelFormat = config_[0].pixelFormat;
 
 	V4L2SubdeviceFormat sensorFormat{};
-	sensorFormat.mbus_code = data_->getMediaBusFormat(&pixelFormat);
+	sensorFormat.code = data_->getMediaBusFormat(&pixelFormat);
 	sensorFormat.size = maxSize;
 
 	LOG(ISI, Debug) << "Computed sensor configuration: " << sensorFormat;
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ CameraConfiguration::Status ISICameraConfiguration::validate()
 	 * the smallest larger format without considering the aspect ratio
 	 * as the ISI can freely scale.
 	 */
-	auto sizes = sensor->sizes(sensorFormat.mbus_code);
+	auto sizes = sensor->sizes(sensorFormat.code);
 	Size bestSize;
 
 	for (const Size &s : sizes) {
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ CameraConfiguration::Status ISICameraConfiguration::validate()
 		return Invalid;
 	}
 
-	sensorFormat_.mbus_code = sensorFormat.mbus_code;
+	sensorFormat_.code = sensorFormat.code;
 	sensorFormat_.size = bestSize;
 
 	LOG(ISI, Debug) << "Selected sensor format: " << sensorFormat_;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ StreamConfiguration PipelineHandlerISI::generateYUVConfiguration(Camera *camera,
 
 	/* Adjust the requested size to the sensor's capabilities. */
 	V4L2SubdeviceFormat sensorFmt;
-	sensorFmt.mbus_code = mbusCode;
+	sensorFmt.code = mbusCode;
 	sensorFmt.size = size;
 
 	int ret = data->sensor_->tryFormat(&sensorFmt);
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerISI::configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *c)
 		unsigned int isiCode = ISICameraConfiguration::formatsMap_.at(config.pixelFormat);
 
 		V4L2SubdeviceFormat isiFormat{};
-		isiFormat.mbus_code = isiCode;
+		isiFormat.code = isiCode;
 		isiFormat.size = config.size;
 
 		ret = pipe->isi->setFormat(1, &isiFormat);
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/cio2.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/cio2.cpp
index 7400cb0b644c..43c816baf6ef 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/cio2.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/cio2.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ int CIO2Device::configure(const Size &size, const Transform &transform,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	const auto &itInfo = mbusCodesToPixelFormat.find(sensorFormat.mbus_code);
+	const auto &itInfo = mbusCodesToPixelFormat.find(sensorFormat.code);
 	if (itInfo == mbusCodesToPixelFormat.end())
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -230,13 +230,13 @@ StreamConfiguration CIO2Device::generateConfiguration(Size size) const
 	/* Query the sensor static information for closest match. */
 	std::vector<unsigned int> mbusCodes = utils::map_keys(mbusCodesToPixelFormat);
 	V4L2SubdeviceFormat sensorFormat = getSensorFormat(mbusCodes, size);
-	if (!sensorFormat.mbus_code) {
+	if (!sensorFormat.code) {
 		LOG(IPU3, Error) << "Sensor does not support mbus code";
 		return {};
 	}
 
 	cfg.size = sensorFormat.size;
-	cfg.pixelFormat = mbusCodesToPixelFormat.at(sensorFormat.mbus_code);
+	cfg.pixelFormat = mbusCodesToPixelFormat.at(sensorFormat.code);
 	cfg.bufferCount = kBufferCount;
 
 	return cfg;
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ V4L2SubdeviceFormat CIO2Device::getSensorFormat(const std::vector<unsigned int>
 	}
 
 	V4L2SubdeviceFormat format{};
-	format.mbus_code = bestCode;
+	format.code = bestCode;
 	format.size = bestSize;
 
 	return format;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/imgu.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/imgu.cpp
index 531879f18183..2202438a75e0 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/imgu.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/imgu.cpp
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ int ImgUDevice::configure(const PipeConfig &pipeConfig, V4L2DeviceFormat *inputF
 	LOG(IPU3, Debug) << "ImgU BDS rectangle = " << bds;
 
 	V4L2SubdeviceFormat gdcFormat = {};
-	gdcFormat.mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_FIXED;
+	gdcFormat.code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_FIXED;
 	gdcFormat.size = pipeConfig.gdc;
 
 	ret = imgu_->setFormat(PAD_INPUT, &gdcFormat);
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ int ImgUDevice::configureVideoDevice(V4L2VideoDevice *dev, unsigned int pad,
 				     V4L2DeviceFormat *outputFormat)
 {
 	V4L2SubdeviceFormat imguFormat = {};
-	imguFormat.mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_FIXED;
+	imguFormat.code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_FIXED;
 	imguFormat.size = cfg.size;
 
 	int ret = imgu_->setFormat(pad, &imguFormat);
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index 586b46d64630..abb21968413a 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerRkISP1::configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *c)
 
 	/* YUYV8_2X8 is required on the ISP source path pad for YUV output. */
 	if (!isRaw_)
-		format.mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_YUYV8_2X8;
+		format.code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_YUYV8_2X8;
 
 	LOG(RkISP1, Debug)
 		<< "Configuring ISP output pad with " << format
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1_path.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1_path.cpp
index b62b645cae24..9195aad2cff2 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1_path.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1_path.cpp
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ int RkISP1Path::configure(const StreamConfiguration &config,
 	 * The configuration has been validated, the pixel format is guaranteed
 	 * to be supported and thus found in formatToMediaBus.
 	 */
-	ispFormat.mbus_code = formatToMediaBus.at(config.pixelFormat);
+	ispFormat.code = formatToMediaBus.at(config.pixelFormat);
 
 	ret = resizer_->setFormat(1, &ispFormat);
 	if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp
index e0bedcd8c664..9449c3dc458c 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ namespace {
 
 constexpr unsigned int defaultRawBitDepth = 12;
 
-PixelFormat mbusCodeToPixelFormat(unsigned int mbus_code,
+PixelFormat mbusCodeToPixelFormat(unsigned int code,
 				  BayerFormat::Packing packingReq)
 {
-	BayerFormat bayer = BayerFormat::fromMbusCode(mbus_code);
+	BayerFormat bayer = BayerFormat::fromMbusCode(code);
 
 	ASSERT(bayer.isValid());
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ CameraConfiguration::Status RPiCameraConfiguration::validate()
 	 * without modifications.
 	 */
 	if (sensorConfig) {
-		BayerFormat bayer = BayerFormat::fromMbusCode(sensorFormat_.mbus_code);
+		BayerFormat bayer = BayerFormat::fromMbusCode(sensorFormat_.code);
 
 		if (bayer.bitDepth != sensorConfig->bitDepth ||
 		    sensorFormat_.size != sensorConfig->outputSize) {
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ CameraConfiguration::Status RPiCameraConfiguration::validate()
 		StreamConfiguration *rawStream = raw.cfg;
 
 		/* Adjust the RAW stream to match the computed sensor format. */
-		BayerFormat sensorBayer = BayerFormat::fromMbusCode(sensorFormat_.mbus_code);
+		BayerFormat sensorBayer = BayerFormat::fromMbusCode(sensorFormat_.code);
 
 		/*
 		 * Some sensors change their Bayer order when they are h-flipped
@@ -377,8 +377,8 @@ V4L2DeviceFormat PipelineHandlerBase::toV4L2DeviceFormat(const V4L2VideoDevice *
 							 const V4L2SubdeviceFormat &format,
 							 BayerFormat::Packing packingReq)
 {
-	unsigned int mbus_code = format.mbus_code;
-	const PixelFormat pix = mbusCodeToPixelFormat(mbus_code, packingReq);
+	unsigned int code = format.code;
+	const PixelFormat pix = mbusCodeToPixelFormat(code, packingReq);
 	V4L2DeviceFormat deviceFormat;
 
 	deviceFormat.fourcc = dev->toV4L2PixelFormat(pix);
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ PipelineHandlerBase::generateConfiguration(Camera *camera, Span<const StreamRole
 		case StreamRole::Raw:
 			size = sensorSize;
 			sensorFormat = data->findBestFormat(size, defaultRawBitDepth);
-			pixelFormat = mbusCodeToPixelFormat(sensorFormat.mbus_code,
+			pixelFormat = mbusCodeToPixelFormat(sensorFormat.code,
 							    BayerFormat::Packing::CSI2);
 			ASSERT(pixelFormat.isValid());
 			colorSpace = ColorSpace::Raw;
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ V4L2SubdeviceFormat CameraData::findBestFormat(const Size &req, unsigned int bit
 
 			if (score <= bestScore) {
 				bestScore = score;
-				bestFormat.mbus_code = mbusCode;
+				bestFormat.code = mbusCode;
 				bestFormat.size = size;
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/vc4/vc4.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/vc4/vc4.cpp
index 6b6ecd3ded7d..ad7dddde59f1 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/vc4/vc4.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/vc4/vc4.cpp
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ CameraConfiguration::Status Vc4CameraData::platformValidate(RPi::RPiCameraConfig
 		BayerFormat rawBayer = BayerFormat::fromPixelFormat(rawStream->pixelFormat);
 
 		/* Apply the sensor bitdepth. */
-		rawBayer.bitDepth = BayerFormat::fromMbusCode(rpiConfig->sensorFormat_.mbus_code).bitDepth;
+		rawBayer.bitDepth = BayerFormat::fromMbusCode(rpiConfig->sensorFormat_.code).bitDepth;
 
 		/* Default to CSI2 packing if the user request is unsupported. */
 		if (rawBayer.packing != BayerFormat::Packing::CSI2 &&
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
index e37b0d1c393f..3d0424969a89 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
@@ -563,13 +563,13 @@ void SimpleCameraData::tryPipeline(unsigned int code, const Size &size)
 	 * corresponding possible V4L2 pixel formats on the video node.
 	 */
 	V4L2SubdeviceFormat format{};
-	format.mbus_code = code;
+	format.code = code;
 	format.size = size;
 
 	int ret = setupFormats(&format, V4L2Subdevice::TryFormat);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		/* Pipeline configuration failed, skip this configuration. */
-		format.mbus_code = code;
+		format.code = code;
 		format.size = size;
 		LOG(SimplePipeline, Debug)
 			<< "Sensor format " << format
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ void SimpleCameraData::tryPipeline(unsigned int code, const Size &size)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	V4L2VideoDevice::Formats videoFormats = video_->formats(format.mbus_code);
+	V4L2VideoDevice::Formats videoFormats = video_->formats(format.code);
 
 	LOG(SimplePipeline, Debug)
 		<< "Adding configuration for " << format.size
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ int SimpleCameraData::setupFormats(V4L2SubdeviceFormat *format,
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
 
-			if (format->mbus_code != sourceFormat.mbus_code ||
+			if (format->code != sourceFormat.code ||
 			    format->size != sourceFormat.size) {
 				LOG(SimplePipeline, Debug)
 					<< "Source '" << source->entity()->name()
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ int SimplePipelineHandler::configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *c)
 
 	const SimpleCameraData::Configuration *pipeConfig = config->pipeConfig();
 	V4L2SubdeviceFormat format{};
-	format.mbus_code = pipeConfig->code;
+	format.code = pipeConfig->code;
 	format.size = pipeConfig->sensorSize;
 
 	ret = data->setupFormats(&format, V4L2Subdevice::ActiveFormat,
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
index 5536941ac0d5..5e66ee1d26c1 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerVimc::configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *config)
 
 	/* The scaler hardcodes a x3 scale-up ratio. */
 	V4L2SubdeviceFormat subformat = {};
-	subformat.mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGRBG8_1X8;
+	subformat.code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGRBG8_1X8;
 	subformat.size = { cfg.size.width / 3, cfg.size.height / 3 };
 
 	ret = data->sensor_->setFormat(&subformat);
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerVimc::configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *config)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	subformat.mbus_code = pixelformats.find(cfg.pixelFormat)->second;
+	subformat.code = pixelformats.find(cfg.pixelFormat)->second;
 	ret = data->debayer_->setFormat(1, &subformat);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp b/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp
index 84ec93154951..66da1edbf542 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ const MediaBusFormatInfo &MediaBusFormatInfo::info(uint32_t code)
  */
 
 /**
- * \var V4L2SubdeviceFormat::mbus_code
+ * \var V4L2SubdeviceFormat::code
  * \brief The image format bus code
  */
 
@@ -804,10 +804,10 @@ std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const V4L2SubdeviceFormat &f)
 {
 	out << f.size << "-";
 
-	const auto it = mediaBusFormatInfo.find(f.mbus_code);
+	const auto it = mediaBusFormatInfo.find(f.code);
 
 	if (it == mediaBusFormatInfo.end())
-		out << utils::hex(f.mbus_code, 4);
+		out << utils::hex(f.code, 4);
 	else
 		out << it->second.name;
 
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ int V4L2Subdevice::getFormat(unsigned int pad, V4L2SubdeviceFormat *format,
 
 	format->size.width = subdevFmt.format.width;
 	format->size.height = subdevFmt.format.height;
-	format->mbus_code = subdevFmt.format.code;
+	format->code = subdevFmt.format.code;
 	format->colorSpace = toColorSpace(subdevFmt.format);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ int V4L2Subdevice::setFormat(unsigned int pad, V4L2SubdeviceFormat *format,
 	subdevFmt.pad = pad;
 	subdevFmt.format.width = format->size.width;
 	subdevFmt.format.height = format->size.height;
-	subdevFmt.format.code = format->mbus_code;
+	subdevFmt.format.code = format->code;
 	subdevFmt.format.field = V4L2_FIELD_NONE;
 	if (format->colorSpace) {
 		fromColorSpace(format->colorSpace, subdevFmt.format);
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ int V4L2Subdevice::setFormat(unsigned int pad, V4L2SubdeviceFormat *format,
 
 	format->size.width = subdevFmt.format.width;
 	format->size.height = subdevFmt.format.height;
-	format->mbus_code = subdevFmt.format.code;
+	format->code = subdevFmt.format.code;
 	format->colorSpace = toColorSpace(subdevFmt.format);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/test/camera-sensor.cpp b/test/camera-sensor.cpp
index 2a17cc79ea76..9503d7753fb9 100644
--- a/test/camera-sensor.cpp
+++ b/test/camera-sensor.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ protected:
 								  MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR10_1X10,
 								  MEDIA_BUS_FMT_BGR888_1X24 },
 								Size(1024, 768));
-		if (format.mbus_code != MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR10_1X10 ||
+		if (format.code != MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR10_1X10 ||
 		    format.size != Size(4096, 2160)) {
 			cerr << "Failed to get a suitable format, expected 4096x2160-0x"
 			     << utils::hex(MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR10_1X10)
diff --git a/test/v4l2_videodevice/v4l2_videodevice_test.cpp b/test/v4l2_videodevice/v4l2_videodevice_test.cpp
index 125aafd65041..1113cf5bf8cf 100644
--- a/test/v4l2_videodevice/v4l2_videodevice_test.cpp
+++ b/test/v4l2_videodevice/v4l2_videodevice_test.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int V4L2VideoDeviceTest::init()
 		format.fourcc = V4L2PixelFormat(V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8);
 
 		V4L2SubdeviceFormat subformat = {};
-		subformat.mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR8_1X8;
+		subformat.code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR8_1X8;
 		subformat.size = format.size;
 
 		if (sensor_->setFormat(&subformat))
