diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index 2623b2fe65f1..b99aae95c6d7 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -211,16 +211,16 @@ PipelineHandlerIPU3::streamConfiguration(Camera *camera,
 
 			config->width = range.maxWidth;
 			config->height = range.maxHeight;
-			config->pixelFormat = cio2Code;
 		}
 	}
 
+	config->pixelFormat = V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV12;
 	config->bufferCount = IPU3_BUFFER_COUNT;
 
 	LOG(IPU3, Debug)
 		<< "Stream format set to: " << config->width << "x"
 		<< config->height << "- 0x" << std::hex << std::setfill('0')
-		<< std::setw(4) << config->pixelFormat;
+		<< std::setw(8) << config->pixelFormat;
 
 	return configs;
 }