diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-csi2.c b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-csi2.c
index c6cc4f473a07..cbb3e8a2887d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-csi2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-csi2.c
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ struct rcar_csi2 {
 	struct v4l2_async_notifier notifier;
 	struct v4l2_async_subdev asd;
 	struct v4l2_subdev *remote;
+	unsigned int remote_pad;
 
 	struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt mf;
 
@@ -409,13 +410,14 @@ static void rcsi2_exit_standby(struct rcar_csi2 *priv)
 	reset_control_deassert(priv->rstc);
 }
 
-static int rcsi2_wait_phy_start(struct rcar_csi2 *priv)
+static int rcsi2_wait_phy_start(struct rcar_csi2 *priv,
+				unsigned int lanes)
 {
 	unsigned int timeout;
 
 	/* Wait for the clock and data lanes to enter LP-11 state. */
 	for (timeout = 0; timeout <= 20; timeout++) {
-		const u32 lane_mask = (1 << priv->lanes) - 1;
+		const u32 lane_mask = (1 << lanes) - 1;
 
 		if ((rcsi2_read(priv, PHCLM_REG) & PHCLM_STOPSTATECKL)  &&
 		    (rcsi2_read(priv, PHDLM_REG) & lane_mask) == lane_mask)
@@ -447,7 +449,8 @@ static int rcsi2_set_phypll(struct rcar_csi2 *priv, unsigned int mbps)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int rcsi2_calc_mbps(struct rcar_csi2 *priv, unsigned int bpp)
+static int rcsi2_calc_mbps(struct rcar_csi2 *priv, unsigned int bpp,
+			   unsigned int lanes)
 {
 	struct v4l2_subdev *source;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl;
@@ -472,15 +475,64 @@ static int rcsi2_calc_mbps(struct rcar_csi2 *priv, unsigned int bpp)
 	 * bps = link_freq * 2
 	 */
 	mbps = v4l2_ctrl_g_ctrl_int64(ctrl) * bpp;
-	do_div(mbps, priv->lanes * 1000000);
+	do_div(mbps, lanes * 1000000);
 
 	return mbps;
 }
 
+static int rcsi2_get_active_lanes(struct rcar_csi2 *priv,
+				  unsigned int *lanes)
+{
+	struct v4l2_mbus_config mbus_config = { 0 };
+	unsigned int num_lanes = UINT_MAX;
+	int ret;
+
+	*lanes = priv->lanes;
+
+	ret = v4l2_subdev_call(priv->remote, pad, get_mbus_config,
+			       priv->remote_pad, &mbus_config);
+	if (ret == -ENOIOCTLCMD) {
+		dev_dbg(priv->dev, "No remote mbus configuration available\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(priv->dev, "Failed to get remote mbus configuration\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (mbus_config.type != V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_DPHY) {
+		dev_err(priv->dev, "Unsupported media bus type %u\n",
+			mbus_config.type);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (mbus_config.flags & V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_1_LANE)
+		num_lanes = 1;
+	else if (mbus_config.flags & V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_2_LANE)
+		num_lanes = 2;
+	else if (mbus_config.flags & V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_3_LANE)
+		num_lanes = 3;
+	else if (mbus_config.flags & V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_4_LANE)
+		num_lanes = 4;
+
+	if (num_lanes > priv->lanes) {
+		dev_err(priv->dev,
+			"Unsupported mbus config: too many data lanes %u\n",
+			num_lanes);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	*lanes = num_lanes;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int rcsi2_start_receiver(struct rcar_csi2 *priv)
 {
 	const struct rcar_csi2_format *format;
 	u32 phycnt, vcdt = 0, vcdt2 = 0, fld = 0;
+	unsigned int lanes;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int mbps, ret;
 
@@ -522,10 +574,18 @@ static int rcsi2_start_receiver(struct rcar_csi2 *priv)
 			fld |= FLD_FLD_NUM(1);
 	}
 
-	phycnt = PHYCNT_ENABLECLK;
-	phycnt |= (1 << priv->lanes) - 1;
+	/*
+	 * Get the number of active data lanes inspecting the remote mbus
+	 * configuration.
+	 */
+	ret = rcsi2_get_active_lanes(priv, &lanes);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	mbps = rcsi2_calc_mbps(priv, format->bpp);
+	phycnt = PHYCNT_ENABLECLK;
+	phycnt |= (1 << lanes) - 1;
+
+	mbps = rcsi2_calc_mbps(priv, format->bpp, lanes);
 	if (mbps < 0)
 		return mbps;
 
@@ -572,7 +632,7 @@ static int rcsi2_start_receiver(struct rcar_csi2 *priv)
 	rcsi2_write(priv, PHYCNT_REG, phycnt | PHYCNT_SHUTDOWNZ);
 	rcsi2_write(priv, PHYCNT_REG, phycnt | PHYCNT_SHUTDOWNZ | PHYCNT_RSTZ);
 
-	ret = rcsi2_wait_phy_start(priv);
+	ret = rcsi2_wait_phy_start(priv, lanes);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -749,6 +809,7 @@ static int rcsi2_notify_bound(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier,
 	}
 
 	priv->remote = subdev;
+	priv->remote_pad = pad;
 
 	dev_dbg(priv->dev, "Bound %s pad: %d\n", subdev->name, pad);