diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_drv.c b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_drv.c
index 71fd614c1412..0b0e73685a24 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_drv.c
@@ -170,19 +170,15 @@ static int vsp1_uapi_create_links(struct vsp1_device *vsp1)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < vsp1->info->wpf_count; ++i) {
 		/* Connect the video device to the WPF. All connections are
-		 * immutable except for the WPF0 source link if a LIF is
-		 * present.
+		 * immutable.
 		 */
 		struct vsp1_rwpf *wpf = vsp1->wpf[i];
-		unsigned int flags = MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED;
-
-		if (!(vsp1->info->features & VSP1_HAS_LIF) || i != 0)
-			flags |= MEDIA_LNK_FL_IMMUTABLE;
 
 		ret = media_create_pad_link(&wpf->entity.subdev.entity,
 					    RWPF_PAD_SOURCE,
 					    &wpf->video->video.entity, 0,
-					    flags);
+					    MEDIA_LNK_FL_IMMUTABLE |
+					    MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -271,7 +267,11 @@ static int vsp1_create_entities(struct vsp1_device *vsp1)
 
 	list_add_tail(&vsp1->hst->entity.list_dev, &vsp1->entities);
 
-	if (vsp1->info->features & VSP1_HAS_LIF) {
+	/* The LIF is only supported when used in conjunction with the DU, in
+	 * which case the userspace API is disabled. If the userspace API is
+	 * enabled skip the LIF, even when present.
+	 */
+	if (vsp1->info->features & VSP1_HAS_LIF && !vsp1->info->uapi) {
 		vsp1->lif = vsp1_lif_create(vsp1);
 		if (IS_ERR(vsp1->lif)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(vsp1->lif);