diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/cal-video.c b/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/cal-video.c
index fb50b1acd24c..b53191425cc4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/cal-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/cal-video.c
@@ -881,24 +881,59 @@ static int cal_ctx_v4l2_init_formats(struct cal_ctx *ctx)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int cal_ctx_v4l2_init_mc_format(struct cal_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	const struct cal_format_info *fmtinfo;
+	struct v4l2_pix_format *pix_fmt = &ctx->v_fmt.fmt.pix;
+
+	fmtinfo = cal_format_by_code(MEDIA_BUS_FMT_UYVY8_2X8);
+	if (!fmtinfo)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	pix_fmt->width = 640;
+	pix_fmt->height = 480;
+	pix_fmt->field = V4L2_FIELD_NONE;
+	pix_fmt->colorspace = V4L2_COLORSPACE_SRGB;
+	pix_fmt->ycbcr_enc = V4L2_YCBCR_ENC_601;
+	pix_fmt->quantization = V4L2_QUANTIZATION_LIM_RANGE;
+	pix_fmt->xfer_func = V4L2_XFER_FUNC_SRGB;
+	pix_fmt->pixelformat = fmtinfo->fourcc;
+
+	ctx->v_fmt.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+
+	/* Save current format */
+	cal_calc_format_size(ctx, fmtinfo, &ctx->v_fmt);
+	ctx->fmtinfo = fmtinfo;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int cal_ctx_v4l2_register(struct cal_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct video_device *vfd = &ctx->vdev;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = cal_ctx_v4l2_init_formats(ctx);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	if (!cal_mc_api) {
 		struct v4l2_ctrl_handler *hdl = &ctx->ctrl_handler;
 
+		ret = cal_ctx_v4l2_init_formats(ctx);
+		if (ret) {
+			ctx_err(ctx, "Failed to init formats: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
 		ret = v4l2_ctrl_add_handler(hdl, ctx->phy->source->ctrl_handler,
 					    NULL, true);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			ctx_err(ctx, "Failed to add source ctrl handler\n");
 			return ret;
 		}
+	} else {
+		ret = cal_ctx_v4l2_init_mc_format(ctx);
+		if (ret) {
+			ctx_err(ctx, "Failed to init format: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	ret = video_register_device(vfd, VFL_TYPE_VIDEO, cal_video_nr);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/cal.h b/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/cal.h
index def0c9a3657d..ee42c9c48fa1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/cal.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/cal.h
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ struct cal_ctx {
 	/* Used to store current pixel format */
 	struct v4l2_format	v_fmt;
 
-	/* Current subdev enumerated format */
+	/* Current subdev enumerated format (legacy) */
 	const struct cal_format_info	**active_fmt;
 	unsigned int		num_active_fmt;