diff --git a/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp b/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
index 4947aa3d..a8dc5355 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
@@ -803,12 +803,19 @@ std::string V4L2VideoDevice::logPrefix() const
  */
 int V4L2VideoDevice::getFormat(V4L2DeviceFormat *format)
 {
-	if (caps_.isMeta())
-		return getFormatMeta(format);
-	else if (caps_.isMultiplanar())
-		return getFormatMultiplane(format);
-	else
+	switch (bufferType_) {
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE:
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT:
 		return getFormatSingleplane(format);
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE:
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE:
+		return getFormatMultiplane(format);
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_META_CAPTURE:
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_META_OUTPUT:
+		return getFormatMeta(format);
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -823,12 +830,19 @@ int V4L2VideoDevice::getFormat(V4L2DeviceFormat *format)
  */
 int V4L2VideoDevice::tryFormat(V4L2DeviceFormat *format)
 {
-	if (caps_.isMeta())
-		return trySetFormatMeta(format, false);
-	else if (caps_.isMultiplanar())
-		return trySetFormatMultiplane(format, false);
-	else
+	switch (bufferType_) {
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE:
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT:
 		return trySetFormatSingleplane(format, false);
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE:
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE:
+		return trySetFormatMultiplane(format, false);
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_META_CAPTURE:
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_META_OUTPUT:
+		return trySetFormatMeta(format, false);
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -843,12 +857,24 @@ int V4L2VideoDevice::tryFormat(V4L2DeviceFormat *format)
 int V4L2VideoDevice::setFormat(V4L2DeviceFormat *format)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	if (caps_.isMeta())
-		ret = trySetFormatMeta(format, true);
-	else if (caps_.isMultiplanar())
-		ret = trySetFormatMultiplane(format, true);
-	else
+
+	switch (bufferType_) {
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE:
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT:
 		ret = trySetFormatSingleplane(format, true);
+		break;
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE:
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE:
+		ret = trySetFormatMultiplane(format, true);
+		break;
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_META_CAPTURE:
+	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_META_OUTPUT:
+		ret = trySetFormatMeta(format, true);
+		break;
+	default:
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	}
 
 	/* Cache the set format on success. */
 	if (ret)