diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
index ecc621e..2cf325b 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ int PipelineHandlerUVC::configure(const Camera *camera,
 	if (!cfg || cfg->id() != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	cfg->setPixelFormat(V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV);
+	v4l2dev_->setFormat(cfg);
+
 	LOG(UVC, Info) << "TODO: Configure the camera for resolution " <<
 		cfg->width() << "x" << cfg->height();