diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ds90ub913.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ds90ub913.c
index ae33d1ecf835..6ec960d7914e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ds90ub913.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ds90ub913.c
@@ -453,10 +453,10 @@ static int ub913_set_fmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 	if (!fmt)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	format->format.code = finfo->outcode;
-
 	*fmt = format->format;
 
+	fmt->code = finfo->outcode;
+
 	return 0;
 }