diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/control_serializer.h b/include/libcamera/internal/control_serializer.h
index 8a63ae44a13e..79d6eff2a940 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/control_serializer.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/control_serializer.h
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ private:
 
 	ControlValue loadControlValue(ByteStreamBuffer &buffer,
 				      bool isArray = false, unsigned int count = 1);
-	ControlInfo loadControlInfo(ByteStreamBuffer &buffer);
+	ControlInfo loadControlInfo(ByteStreamBuffer &buffer,
+				    bool isArray, unsigned int count);
 
 	unsigned int serial_;
 	unsigned int serialSeed_;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/control_serializer.cpp b/src/libcamera/control_serializer.cpp
index 050f8512bd52..db3ddaaa2e78 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/control_serializer.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/control_serializer.cpp
@@ -397,11 +397,14 @@ ControlValue ControlSerializer::loadControlValue(ByteStreamBuffer &buffer,
 	return value;
 }
 
-ControlInfo ControlSerializer::loadControlInfo(ByteStreamBuffer &b)
+ControlInfo ControlSerializer::loadControlInfo(ByteStreamBuffer &b,
+					       bool isArray,
+					       unsigned int count)
 {
+	/* min and max are scalars */
 	ControlValue min = loadControlValue(b);
 	ControlValue max = loadControlValue(b);
-	ControlValue def = loadControlValue(b);
+	ControlValue def = loadControlValue(b, isArray, count);
 
 	return ControlInfo(min, max, def);
 }
@@ -519,7 +522,7 @@ ControlInfoMap ControlSerializer::deserialize<ControlInfoMap>(ByteStreamBuffer &
 		}
 
 		/* Create and store the ControlInfo. */
-		ctrls.emplace(controlId, loadControlInfo(values));
+		ctrls.emplace(controlId, loadControlInfo(values, controlId->isArray(), controlId->size()));
 	}
 
 	/*