diff --git a/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-utils.c b/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-utils.c
index 3998eefe3..bc34d9082 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-utils.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-utils.c
@@ -481,6 +481,10 @@ static int spa_libcamera_set_format(struct impl *this, struct spa_video_info *fo
 	libcamera_set_streamcfg_width(dev->camera, size->width);
 	libcamera_set_streamcfg_height(dev->camera, size->height);
 
+	if(!libcamera_set_config(dev->camera)) {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/* start the camera now with the configured params */
 	libcamera_start_capture(dev->camera);
 
diff --git a/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera_wrapper.cpp b/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera_wrapper.cpp
index d836d5fb4..00dda7a91 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera_wrapper.cpp
@@ -486,10 +486,6 @@ extern "C" {
 	}
 
 	int LibCamera::start() {
-		if(!this->set_config()) {
-			return -1;
-		}
-
 		this->streamName_.clear();
 		for (unsigned int index = 0; index < this->config_->size(); ++index) {
 			StreamConfiguration &cfg = this->config_->at(index);