diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index 52633fe3cb85..9d7a3bd57ada 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -409,7 +409,15 @@ void RkISP1CameraData::paramsComputed(unsigned int frame, unsigned int bytesused
 		return;
 
 	info->paramBuffer->_d()->metadata().planes()[0].bytesused = bytesused;
-	pipe->param_->queueBuffer(info->paramBuffer);
+
+	int ret = pipe->param_->queueBuffer(info->paramBuffer);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		LOG(RkISP1, Error) << "Failed to queue parameter buffer: " << ret
+				   << " Maybe the kernel doesn't support the"
+				      " required parameter types.";
+		return;
+	}
+
 	pipe->stat_->queueBuffer(info->statBuffer);
 
 	if (info->mainPathBuffer)