diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index 4ec74c5aa8286ffb..f64807984519779b 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@ int RkISP1CameraData::loadIPA()
 	ipa_->queueFrameAction.connect(this,
 				       &RkISP1CameraData::queueFrameAction);
 
+	ipa_->init();
+
 	return 0;
 }