diff --git a/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp b/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
index 5208e5a47148..437e771d7fe4 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/v4l2_videodevice.cpp
@@ -1699,12 +1699,15 @@ PixelFormat V4L2VideoDevice::toPixelFormat(V4L2PixelFormat v4l2Fourcc)
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV21M:
 		return PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_NV21);
 
+	/* Greyscale formats. */
+	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY:
+		return PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_R8);
+
 	/* Compressed formats. */
 	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG:
 		return PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_MJPEG);
 
 	/* V4L2 formats not yet supported by DRM. */
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY:
 	default:
 		/*
 		 * \todo We can't use LOG() in a static method of a Loggable
@@ -1790,6 +1793,10 @@ V4L2PixelFormat V4L2VideoDevice::toV4L2PixelFormat(const PixelFormat &pixelForma
 	case DRM_FORMAT_NV21:
 		return V4L2PixelFormat(V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV21);
 
+	/* Greyscale formats. */
+	case DRM_FORMAT_R8:
+		return V4L2PixelFormat(V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY);
+
 	/* Compressed formats. */
 	case DRM_FORMAT_MJPEG:
 		return V4L2PixelFormat(V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG);