diff --git a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
index 6a683821f..99ce7ffb0 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ int CameraSensorLegacy::init()
 	 */
 	ControlList ctrls(subdev_->controls());
 	if (subdev_->controls().find(V4L2_CID_HFLIP) != subdev_->controls().end())
-		ctrls.set(V4L2_CID_HFLIP, 0);
+		ctrls.set(V4L2_CID_HFLIP, false);
 	if (subdev_->controls().find(V4L2_CID_VFLIP) != subdev_->controls().end())
-		ctrls.set(V4L2_CID_VFLIP, 0);
+		ctrls.set(V4L2_CID_VFLIP, false);
 	subdev_->setControls(&ctrls);
 
 	/* Enumerate, sort and cache media bus codes and sizes. */
@@ -762,10 +762,8 @@ int CameraSensorLegacy::setFormat(V4L2SubdeviceFormat *format, Transform transfo
 	if (supportFlips_) {
 		ControlList flipCtrls(subdev_->controls());
 
-		flipCtrls.set(V4L2_CID_HFLIP,
-			      static_cast<int32_t>(!!(transform & Transform::HFlip)));
-		flipCtrls.set(V4L2_CID_VFLIP,
-			      static_cast<int32_t>(!!(transform & Transform::VFlip)));
+		flipCtrls.set(V4L2_CID_HFLIP, !!(transform & Transform::HFlip));
+		flipCtrls.set(V4L2_CID_VFLIP, !!(transform & Transform::VFlip));
 
 		int ret = subdev_->setControls(&flipCtrls);
 		if (ret)
diff --git a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_raw.cpp b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_raw.cpp
index 10eba0331..882c1cc1a 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_raw.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_raw.cpp
@@ -822,10 +822,8 @@ int CameraSensorRaw::setFormat(V4L2SubdeviceFormat *format, Transform transform)
 	if (supportFlips_) {
 		ControlList flipCtrls(subdev_->controls());
 
-		flipCtrls.set(V4L2_CID_HFLIP,
-			      static_cast<int32_t>(!!(transform & Transform::HFlip)));
-		flipCtrls.set(V4L2_CID_VFLIP,
-			      static_cast<int32_t>(!!(transform & Transform::VFlip)));
+		flipCtrls.set(V4L2_CID_HFLIP, !!(transform & Transform::HFlip));
+		flipCtrls.set(V4L2_CID_VFLIP, !!(transform & Transform::VFlip));
 
 		int ret = subdev_->setControls(&flipCtrls);
 		if (ret)
diff --git a/src/libcamera/v4l2_device.cpp b/src/libcamera/v4l2_device.cpp
index db1eb70e4..426664b83 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/v4l2_device.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/v4l2_device.cpp
@@ -327,6 +327,17 @@ int V4L2Device::setControls(ControlList *ctrls, const V4L2Request *request)
 		/* Set the v4l2_ext_control value for the write operation. */
 		ControlValue &value = ctrl->second;
 		switch (iter->first->type()) {
+		case ControlTypeBool: {
+			if (value.isArray()) {
+				LOG(V4L2, Error)
+					<< "Array of bool not supported for control " << utils::hex(id);
+				return -ENOTSUP;
+			}
+
+			v4l2Ctrl.value = value.get<bool>();
+			break;
+		}
+
 		case ControlTypeUnsigned16: {
 			if (value.isArray()) {
 				Span<uint8_t> data = value.data();
@@ -824,6 +835,9 @@ void V4L2Device::updateControls(ControlList *ctrls,
 		ASSERT(iter != controls_.end());
 
 		switch (iter->first->type()) {
+		case ControlTypeBool:
+			value.set<bool>(v4l2Ctrl.value);
+			break;
 		case ControlTypeByte:
 			value.set<uint8_t>(v4l2Ctrl.value);
 			break;