diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov6650.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov6650.c
index 5d6a231a4163..044ede441fd6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov6650.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov6650.c
@@ -215,6 +215,17 @@ static u32 ov6650_codes[] = {
 	MEDIA_BUS_FMT_Y8_1X8,
 };
 
+static const struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt ov6650_def_fmt = {
+	.width		= W_CIF,
+	.height		= H_CIF,
+	.code		= MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR8_1X8,
+	.colorspace	= V4L2_COLORSPACE_SRGB,
+	.field		= V4L2_FIELD_NONE,
+	.ycbcr_enc	= V4L2_YCBCR_ENC_DEFAULT,
+	.quantization	= V4L2_QUANTIZATION_DEFAULT,
+	.xfer_func	= V4L2_XFER_FUNC_DEFAULT,
+};
+
 /* read a register */
 static int ov6650_reg_read(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, u8 *val)
 {
@@ -516,11 +527,13 @@ static int ov6650_get_fmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 	if (format->pad)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* initialize response with default media bus frame format */
+	*mf = ov6650_def_fmt;
+
+	/* update media bus format code and frame size */
 	mf->width	= priv->rect.width >> priv->half_scale;
 	mf->height	= priv->rect.height >> priv->half_scale;
 	mf->code	= priv->code;
-	mf->colorspace	= V4L2_COLORSPACE_SRGB;
-	mf->field	= V4L2_FIELD_NONE;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -659,10 +672,6 @@ static int ov6650_s_fmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *mf)
 	if (!ret)
 		priv->code = code;
 
-	if (!ret) {
-		mf->width = priv->rect.width >> half_scale;
-		mf->height = priv->rect.height >> half_scale;
-	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -681,9 +690,6 @@ static int ov6650_set_fmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 		v4l_bound_align_image(&mf->width, 2, W_CIF, 1,
 				&mf->height, 2, H_CIF, 1, 0);
 
-	mf->field = V4L2_FIELD_NONE;
-	mf->colorspace = V4L2_COLORSPACE_SRGB;
-
 	switch (mf->code) {
 	case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_Y10_1X10:
 		mf->code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_Y8_1X8;
@@ -701,10 +707,31 @@ static int ov6650_set_fmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (format->which == V4L2_SUBDEV_FORMAT_ACTIVE)
-		return ov6650_s_fmt(sd, mf);
-	cfg->try_fmt = *mf;
+	if (format->which == V4L2_SUBDEV_FORMAT_TRY) {
+		/* store media bus format code and frame size in pad config */
+		cfg->try_fmt.width = mf->width;
+		cfg->try_fmt.height = mf->height;
+		cfg->try_fmt.code = mf->code;
 
+		/* return default mbus frame format updated with pad config */
+		*mf = ov6650_def_fmt;
+		mf->width = cfg->try_fmt.width;
+		mf->height = cfg->try_fmt.height;
+		mf->code = cfg->try_fmt.code;
+
+	} else {
+		/* apply new media bus format code and frame size */
+		int ret = ov6650_s_fmt(sd, mf);
+
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		/* return default format updated with active size and code */
+		*mf = ov6650_def_fmt;
+		mf->width = priv->rect.width >> priv->half_scale;
+		mf->height = priv->rect.height >> priv->half_scale;
+		mf->code = priv->code;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }