diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/stm32/stm32-dcmi.c b/drivers/media/platform/stm32/stm32-dcmi.c
index 100a5922d75fdd..d3868226589223 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/stm32/stm32-dcmi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/stm32/stm32-dcmi.c
@@ -808,6 +808,9 @@ static int dcmi_try_fmt(struct stm32_dcmi *dcmi, struct v4l2_format *f,
 
 	sd_fmt = find_format_by_fourcc(dcmi, pix->pixelformat);
 	if (!sd_fmt) {
+		if (!dcmi->num_of_sd_formats)
+			return -ENODATA;
+
 		sd_fmt = dcmi->sd_formats[dcmi->num_of_sd_formats - 1];
 		pix->pixelformat = sd_fmt->fourcc;
 	}
@@ -986,6 +989,9 @@ static int dcmi_set_sensor_format(struct stm32_dcmi *dcmi,
 
 	sd_fmt = find_format_by_fourcc(dcmi, pix->pixelformat);
 	if (!sd_fmt) {
+		if (!dcmi->num_of_sd_formats)
+			return -ENODATA;
+
 		sd_fmt = dcmi->sd_formats[dcmi->num_of_sd_formats - 1];
 		pix->pixelformat = sd_fmt->fourcc;
 	}