diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
index 5156c971c241..6a19cf94705b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
@@ -258,7 +258,9 @@ static int uvc_v4l2_try_format(struct uvc_streaming *stream,
 		goto done;
 
 	/* After the probe, update fmt with the values returned from
-	 * negotiation with the device.
+	 * negotiation with the device. Some devices return invalid bFormatIndex
+	 * and bFrameIndex values, in which case we can only assume they have
+	 * accepted the requested format as-is.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < stream->nformats; ++i) {
 		if (probe->bFormatIndex == stream->format[i].index) {
@@ -267,11 +269,10 @@ static int uvc_v4l2_try_format(struct uvc_streaming *stream,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (i == stream->nformats) {
-		uvc_trace(UVC_TRACE_FORMAT, "Unknown bFormatIndex %u\n",
+	if (i == stream->nformats)
+		uvc_trace(UVC_TRACE_FORMAT,
+			  "Unknown bFormatIndex %u, using default\n",
 			  probe->bFormatIndex);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < format->nframes; ++i) {
 		if (probe->bFrameIndex == format->frame[i].bFrameIndex) {
@@ -280,11 +281,10 @@ static int uvc_v4l2_try_format(struct uvc_streaming *stream,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (i == format->nframes) {
-		uvc_trace(UVC_TRACE_FORMAT, "Unknown bFrameIndex %u\n",
+	if (i == format->nframes)
+		uvc_trace(UVC_TRACE_FORMAT,
+			  "Unknown bFrameIndex %u, using default\n",
 			  probe->bFrameIndex);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	fmt->fmt.pix.width = frame->wWidth;
 	fmt->fmt.pix.height = frame->wHeight;