diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/rkisp1/rkisp1-capture.c b/drivers/staging/media/rkisp1/rkisp1-capture.c
index 21496fb2c4da..f69235f82c45 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/rkisp1/rkisp1-capture.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/rkisp1/rkisp1-capture.c
@@ -1227,6 +1227,8 @@ static int rkisp1_capture_link_validate(struct media_link *link)
 		media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(link->source->entity);
 	struct rkisp1_capture *cap = video_get_drvdata(vdev);
 	struct rkisp1_isp *isp = &cap->rkisp1->isp;
+	u8 isp_pix_enc = isp->src_fmt->pixel_enc;
+	u8 cap_pix_enc = cap->pix.info->pixel_enc;
 	struct v4l2_subdev_format sd_fmt;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1237,7 +1239,9 @@ static int rkisp1_capture_link_validate(struct media_link *link)
 		return -EPIPE;
 	}
 
-	if (cap->pix.info->pixel_enc != isp->src_fmt->pixel_enc) {
+	if (cap_pix_enc != isp_pix_enc &&
+	    !(isp_pix_enc == V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_YUV &&
+	      cap_pix_enc == V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB)) {
 		dev_err(cap->rkisp1->dev,
 			"format type mismatch in link '%s:%d->%s:%d'\n",
 			link->source->entity->name, link->source->index,