diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index 8d3ad568d16e9f8f..06ee6ccac641eb41 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -768,9 +768,10 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::queueRequest(Camera *camera, Request *request)
 			error = ret;
 	}
 
-	PipelineHandler::queueRequest(camera, request);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 
-	return error;
+	return PipelineHandler::queueRequest(camera, request);
 }
 
 bool PipelineHandlerIPU3::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index 7a28b03b8d38c8b9..a99df4f8b846d8b7 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -814,8 +814,6 @@ int PipelineHandlerRkISP1::queueRequest(Camera *camera, Request *request)
 	RkISP1CameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
 	Stream *stream = &data->stream_;
 
-	PipelineHandler::queueRequest(camera, request);
-
 	RkISP1FrameInfo *info = data->frameInfo_.create(data->frame_, request,
 							stream);
 	if (!info)
@@ -833,7 +831,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerRkISP1::queueRequest(Camera *camera, Request *request)
 
 	data->frame_++;
 
-	return 0;
+	return PipelineHandler::queueRequest(camera, request);
 }
 
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
index fae0ffc4de30e1b7..dc17b456af6987e6 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
@@ -281,9 +281,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerUVC::queueRequest(Camera *camera, Request *request)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	PipelineHandler::queueRequest(camera, request);
-
-	return 0;
+	return PipelineHandler::queueRequest(camera, request);
 }
 
 bool PipelineHandlerUVC::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
index c16ae4cb76b57e1c..5f83ae2b85997828 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
@@ -341,9 +341,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerVimc::queueRequest(Camera *camera, Request *request)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	PipelineHandler::queueRequest(camera, request);
-
-	return 0;
+	return PipelineHandler::queueRequest(camera, request);
 }
 
 bool PipelineHandlerVimc::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)