diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/tegra-video/vi.c b/drivers/staging/media/tegra-video/vi.c
index f14cdc7b5211..456134a9e8cf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/tegra-video/vi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/tegra-video/vi.c
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ static int tegra_get_format_idx_by_code(struct tegra_vi *vi,
 static u32 tegra_get_format_fourcc_by_idx(struct tegra_vi *vi,
 					  unsigned int index)
 {
-	if (index >= vi->soc->nformats)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(index >= vi->soc->nformats))
+		return vi->soc->video_formats[0].fourcc;
 
 	return vi->soc->video_formats[index].fourcc;
 }