diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
index a93a7589643834c6..812777cffbb3e618 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerVimc::configureStreams(Camera *camera,
 				      std::map<Stream *, StreamConfiguration> &config)
 {
 	StreamConfiguration *cfg = &config[&stream_];
+	int ret;
 
 	LOG(VIMC, Debug) << "Configure the camera for resolution "
 			 << cfg->width << "x" << cfg->height;
@@ -92,7 +93,16 @@ int PipelineHandlerVimc::configureStreams(Camera *camera,
 	format.height = cfg->height;
 	format.fourcc = cfg->pixelFormat;
 
-	return video_->setFormat(&format);
+	ret = video_->setFormat(&format);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (format.width != cfg->width ||
+	    format.height != cfg->height ||
+	    format.fourcc != cfg->pixelFormat)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int PipelineHandlerVimc::allocateBuffers(Camera *camera, Stream *stream)