diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/st-mipid02.c b/drivers/media/i2c/st-mipid02.c
index fa27638edc07..dab14787116b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/st-mipid02.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/st-mipid02.c
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ static void mipid02_set_fmt_sink(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 				 struct v4l2_subdev_format *format)
 {
 	struct mipid02_dev *bridge = to_mipid02_dev(sd);
+	struct v4l2_subdev_format source_fmt;
 	struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *fmt;
 
 	format->format.code = get_fmt_code(format->format.code);
@@ -781,8 +782,12 @@ static void mipid02_set_fmt_sink(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 
 	*fmt = format->format;
 
-	/* Propagate the format change to the source pad */
-	mipid02_set_fmt_source(sd, sd_state, format);
+	/*
+	 * Propagate the format change to the source pad, taking
+	 * care not to update the format pointer given back to user
+	 */
+	source_fmt = *format;
+	mipid02_set_fmt_source(sd, sd_state, &source_fmt);
 }
 
 static int mipid02_set_fmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,