diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index 2baff6da7cb7..4dcc5a4fa6a1 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -677,7 +677,8 @@ CameraConfiguration::Status RkISP1CameraConfiguration::validate()
 			       [](const auto &value) { return value.second; });
 	}
 
-	sensorFormat_ = sensor->getFormat(mbusCodes, maxSize);
+	sensorFormat_ = sensor->getFormat(mbusCodes, maxSize,
+					  mainPath->maxResolution());
 
 	if (sensorFormat_.size.isNull())
 		sensorFormat_.size = sensor->resolution();
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1_path.h b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1_path.h
index 45be8476616c..2a1ef0abe6d1 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1_path.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1_path.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public:
 
 	int queueBuffer(FrameBuffer *buffer) { return video_->queueBuffer(buffer); }
 	Signal<FrameBuffer *> &bufferReady() { return video_->bufferReady; }
+	const Size &maxResolution() const { return maxResolution_; }
 
 private:
 	void populateFormats();