diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_video.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_video.c
index 1c3c1d080d31..27a7120fa6fb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_video.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_video.c
@@ -241,12 +241,10 @@ static int cedrus_g_fmt_vid_out(struct file *file, void *priv,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cedrus_try_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *priv,
-				  struct v4l2_format *f)
+static int cedrus_try_fmt_vid_cap_p(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
+				    struct v4l2_pix_format *pix_fmt)
 {
-	struct cedrus_ctx *ctx = cedrus_file2ctx(file);
 	struct cedrus_dev *dev = ctx->dev;
-	struct v4l2_pix_format *pix_fmt = &f->fmt.pix;
 	struct cedrus_format *fmt =
 		cedrus_find_format(pix_fmt->pixelformat, CEDRUS_DECODE_DST,
 				   dev->capabilities);
@@ -262,12 +260,16 @@ static int cedrus_try_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *priv,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cedrus_try_fmt_vid_out(struct file *file, void *priv,
+static int cedrus_try_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *priv,
 				  struct v4l2_format *f)
 {
-	struct cedrus_ctx *ctx = cedrus_file2ctx(file);
+	return cedrus_try_fmt_vid_cap_p(cedrus_file2ctx(file), &f->fmt.pix);
+}
+
+static int cedrus_try_fmt_vid_out_p(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
+				    struct v4l2_pix_format *pix_fmt)
+{
 	struct cedrus_dev *dev = ctx->dev;
-	struct v4l2_pix_format *pix_fmt = &f->fmt.pix;
 	struct cedrus_format *fmt =
 		cedrus_find_format(pix_fmt->pixelformat, CEDRUS_DECODE_SRC,
 				   dev->capabilities);
@@ -281,6 +283,12 @@ static int cedrus_try_fmt_vid_out(struct file *file, void *priv,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int cedrus_try_fmt_vid_out(struct file *file, void *priv,
+				  struct v4l2_format *f)
+{
+	return cedrus_try_fmt_vid_out_p(cedrus_file2ctx(file), &f->fmt.pix);
+}
+
 static int cedrus_s_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *priv,
 				struct v4l2_format *f)
 {
@@ -301,13 +309,60 @@ static int cedrus_s_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *priv,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void cedrus_reset_cap_format(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	ctx->dst_fmt.pixelformat = 0;
+	cedrus_try_fmt_vid_cap_p(ctx, &ctx->dst_fmt);
+}
+
+static int cedrus_s_fmt_vid_out_p(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
+				  struct v4l2_pix_format *pix_fmt)
+{
+	struct vb2_queue *vq;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = cedrus_try_fmt_vid_out_p(ctx, pix_fmt);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ctx->src_fmt = *pix_fmt;
+
+	vq = v4l2_m2m_get_vq(ctx->fh.m2m_ctx, V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT);
+
+	switch (ctx->src_fmt.pixelformat) {
+	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264_SLICE:
+	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_HEVC_SLICE:
+		vq->subsystem_flags |=
+			VB2_V4L2_FL_SUPPORTS_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF;
+		break;
+	default:
+		vq->subsystem_flags &=
+			~VB2_V4L2_FL_SUPPORTS_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	/* Propagate format information to capture. */
+	ctx->dst_fmt.colorspace = pix_fmt->colorspace;
+	ctx->dst_fmt.xfer_func = pix_fmt->xfer_func;
+	ctx->dst_fmt.ycbcr_enc = pix_fmt->ycbcr_enc;
+	ctx->dst_fmt.quantization = pix_fmt->quantization;
+	cedrus_reset_cap_format(ctx);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void cedrus_reset_out_format(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	ctx->src_fmt.pixelformat = 0;
+	cedrus_s_fmt_vid_out_p(ctx, &ctx->src_fmt);
+}
+
 static int cedrus_s_fmt_vid_out(struct file *file, void *priv,
 				struct v4l2_format *f)
 {
 	struct cedrus_ctx *ctx = cedrus_file2ctx(file);
 	struct vb2_queue *vq;
 	struct vb2_queue *peer_vq;
-	int ret;
 
 	vq = v4l2_m2m_get_vq(ctx->fh.m2m_ctx, f->type);
 	/*
@@ -328,34 +383,7 @@ static int cedrus_s_fmt_vid_out(struct file *file, void *priv,
 	if (vb2_is_busy(peer_vq))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	ret = cedrus_try_fmt_vid_out(file, priv, f);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ctx->src_fmt = f->fmt.pix;
-
-	switch (ctx->src_fmt.pixelformat) {
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264_SLICE:
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_HEVC_SLICE:
-		vq->subsystem_flags |=
-			VB2_V4L2_FL_SUPPORTS_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF;
-		break;
-	default:
-		vq->subsystem_flags &=
-			~VB2_V4L2_FL_SUPPORTS_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	/* Propagate format information to capture. */
-	ctx->dst_fmt.colorspace = f->fmt.pix.colorspace;
-	ctx->dst_fmt.xfer_func = f->fmt.pix.xfer_func;
-	ctx->dst_fmt.ycbcr_enc = f->fmt.pix.ycbcr_enc;
-	ctx->dst_fmt.quantization = f->fmt.pix.quantization;
-	ctx->dst_fmt.width = ctx->src_fmt.width;
-	ctx->dst_fmt.height = ctx->src_fmt.height;
-	cedrus_prepare_format(&ctx->dst_fmt);
-
-	return 0;
+	return cedrus_s_fmt_vid_out_p(cedrus_file2ctx(file), &f->fmt.pix);
 }
 
 const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops cedrus_ioctl_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_video.h b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_video.h
index 05050c0a0921..8e1afc16a6a1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_video.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_video.h
@@ -27,5 +27,7 @@ extern const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops cedrus_ioctl_ops;
 int cedrus_queue_init(void *priv, struct vb2_queue *src_vq,
 		      struct vb2_queue *dst_vq);
 void cedrus_prepare_format(struct v4l2_pix_format *pix_fmt);
+void cedrus_reset_cap_format(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx);
+void cedrus_reset_out_format(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx);
 
 #endif
