diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.cpp b/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.cpp
index 72466867..f3e8d7c8 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.cpp
@@ -684,6 +684,8 @@ class CameraSensorHelperOv2740 : public CameraSensorHelper
 public:
 	CameraSensorHelperOv2740()
 	{
+		/* From Linux kernel driver: 0x40 at 10bits. */
+		blackLevel_ = 4096;
 		gain_ = AnalogueGainLinear{ 1, 0, 0, 128 };
 	}
 };