diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c b/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
index d65521abf0cc..926f60c00ba1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
@@ -806,14 +806,6 @@ static int smiapp_get_mbus_formats(struct smiapp_sensor *sensor)
 			dev_dbg(&client->dev, "jolly good! %d\n", j);
 
 			sensor->default_mbus_frame_fmts |= 1 << j;
-			if (!sensor->csi_format
-			    || f->width > sensor->csi_format->width
-			    || (f->width == sensor->csi_format->width
-				&& f->compressed
-				> sensor->csi_format->compressed)) {
-				sensor->csi_format = f;
-				sensor->internal_csi_format = f;
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -850,6 +842,22 @@ static int smiapp_get_mbus_formats(struct smiapp_sensor *sensor)
 
 			set_bit(j, valid_link_freqs);
 		}
+
+		if (!*valid_link_freqs) {
+			dev_info(&client->dev,
+				 "no valid link frequencies for %u bpp\n",
+				 f->compressed);
+			sensor->default_mbus_frame_fmts &= ~BIT(i);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (!sensor->csi_format
+		    || f->width > sensor->csi_format->width
+		    || (f->width == sensor->csi_format->width
+			&& f->compressed > sensor->csi_format->compressed)) {
+			sensor->csi_format = f;
+			sensor->internal_csi_format = f;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!sensor->csi_format) {