diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp
index 10848c412849..2ba403fb348e 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ CameraConfiguration::Status MaliC55CameraConfiguration::validate()
 				std::abs(static_cast<int>(minSensorSize.height) -
 					 static_cast<int>(size.height));
 		if (dist < distance) {
-			dist = distance;
+			distance = dist;
 			bestSize = size;
 		}
 	}