diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/vpe.c b/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/vpe.c
index 1278d457f753..d3f1ae8b72fa 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/vpe.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/vpe.c
@@ -351,20 +351,25 @@ enum {
 };
 
 /* find our format description corresponding to the passed v4l2_format */
-static struct vpe_fmt *find_format(struct v4l2_format *f)
+static struct vpe_fmt *__find_format(u32 fourcc)
 {
 	struct vpe_fmt *fmt;
 	unsigned int k;
 
 	for (k = 0; k < ARRAY_SIZE(vpe_formats); k++) {
 		fmt = &vpe_formats[k];
-		if (fmt->fourcc == f->fmt.pix.pixelformat)
+		if (fmt->fourcc == fourcc)
 			return fmt;
 	}
 
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static struct vpe_fmt *find_format(struct v4l2_format *f)
+{
+	return __find_format(f->fmt.pix.pixelformat);
+}
+
 /*
  * there is one vpe_dev structure in the driver, it is shared by
  * all instances.
@@ -1599,9 +1604,9 @@ static int __vpe_try_fmt(struct vpe_ctx *ctx, struct v4l2_format *f,
 	unsigned int stride = 0;
 
 	if (!fmt || !(fmt->types & type)) {
-		vpe_err(ctx->dev, "Fourcc format (0x%08x) invalid.\n",
+		vpe_dbg(ctx->dev, "Fourcc format (0x%08x) invalid.\n",
 			pix->pixelformat);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		fmt = __find_format(V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV);
 	}
 
 	if (pix->field != V4L2_FIELD_NONE &&