diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_postproc.c b/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_postproc.c
index 09d8cf942689..6437423ccf3a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_postproc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_postproc.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ int hantro_postproc_alloc(struct hantro_ctx *ctx)
 	unsigned int i, buf_size;
 
 	/* this should always pick native format */
-	fmt = hantro_get_default_fmt(ctx, false);
+	fmt = hantro_get_default_fmt(ctx, false, ctx->bit_depth);
 	if (!fmt)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	v4l2_fill_pixfmt_mp(&pix_mp, fmt->fourcc, ctx->src_fmt.width,
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_v4l2.c b/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_v4l2.c
index e60151a8a401..6c5f4351b257 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_v4l2.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include "hantro_hw.h"
 #include "hantro_v4l2.h"
 
+#define HANTRO_DEFAULT_BIT_DEPTH 0
+
 static int hantro_set_fmt_out(struct hantro_ctx *ctx,
 			      struct v4l2_pix_format_mplane *pix_mp);
 static int hantro_set_fmt_cap(struct hantro_ctx *ctx,
@@ -76,17 +78,16 @@ int hantro_get_format_depth(u32 fourcc)
 }
 
 static bool
-hantro_check_depth_match(const struct hantro_ctx *ctx,
-			 const struct hantro_fmt *fmt)
+hantro_check_depth_match(const struct hantro_fmt *fmt, int bit_depth)
 {
-	int fmt_depth, ctx_depth = 8;
+	int fmt_depth, depth = 8;
 
 	if (!fmt->match_depth && !fmt->postprocessed)
 		return true;
 
 	/* 0 means default depth, which is 8 */
-	if (ctx->bit_depth)
-		ctx_depth = ctx->bit_depth;
+	if (bit_depth)
+		depth = bit_depth;
 
 	fmt_depth = hantro_get_format_depth(fmt->fourcc);
 
@@ -95,9 +96,9 @@ hantro_check_depth_match(const struct hantro_ctx *ctx,
 	 * It may be possible to relax that on some HW.
 	 */
 	if (!fmt->match_depth)
-		return fmt_depth <= ctx_depth;
+		return fmt_depth <= depth;
 
-	return fmt_depth == ctx_depth;
+	return fmt_depth == depth;
 }
 
 static const struct hantro_fmt *
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ hantro_find_format(const struct hantro_ctx *ctx, u32 fourcc)
 }
 
 const struct hantro_fmt *
-hantro_get_default_fmt(const struct hantro_ctx *ctx, bool bitstream)
+hantro_get_default_fmt(const struct hantro_ctx *ctx, bool bitstream, int bit_depth)
 {
 	const struct hantro_fmt *formats;
 	unsigned int i, num_fmts;
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ hantro_get_default_fmt(const struct hantro_ctx *ctx, bool bitstream)
 	for (i = 0; i < num_fmts; i++) {
 		if (bitstream == (formats[i].codec_mode !=
 				  HANTRO_MODE_NONE) &&
-		    hantro_check_depth_match(ctx, &formats[i]))
+		    hantro_check_depth_match(&formats[i], bit_depth))
 			return &formats[i];
 	}
 	return NULL;
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ static int vidioc_enum_fmt(struct file *file, void *priv,
 
 		if (skip_mode_none == mode_none)
 			continue;
-		if (!hantro_check_depth_match(ctx, fmt))
+		if (!hantro_check_depth_match(fmt, ctx->bit_depth))
 			continue;
 		if (j == f->index) {
 			f->pixelformat = fmt->fourcc;
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ static int vidioc_enum_fmt(struct file *file, void *priv,
 	for (i = 0; i < num_fmts; i++) {
 		fmt = &formats[i];
 
-		if (!hantro_check_depth_match(ctx, fmt))
+		if (!hantro_check_depth_match(fmt, ctx->bit_depth))
 			continue;
 		if (j == f->index) {
 			f->pixelformat = fmt->fourcc;
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ static int hantro_try_fmt(const struct hantro_ctx *ctx,
 
 	fmt = hantro_find_format(ctx, pix_mp->pixelformat);
 	if (!fmt) {
-		fmt = hantro_get_default_fmt(ctx, coded);
+		fmt = hantro_get_default_fmt(ctx, coded, HANTRO_DEFAULT_BIT_DEPTH);
 		pix_mp->pixelformat = fmt->fourcc;
 	}
 
@@ -379,7 +380,7 @@ hantro_reset_encoded_fmt(struct hantro_ctx *ctx)
 	const struct hantro_fmt *vpu_fmt;
 	struct v4l2_pix_format_mplane fmt;
 
-	vpu_fmt = hantro_get_default_fmt(ctx, true);
+	vpu_fmt = hantro_get_default_fmt(ctx, true, HANTRO_DEFAULT_BIT_DEPTH);
 	if (!vpu_fmt)
 		return;
 
@@ -392,15 +393,15 @@ hantro_reset_encoded_fmt(struct hantro_ctx *ctx)
 		hantro_set_fmt_out(ctx, &fmt);
 }
 
-static void
-hantro_reset_raw_fmt(struct hantro_ctx *ctx)
+int
+hantro_reset_raw_fmt(struct hantro_ctx *ctx, int bit_depth)
 {
 	const struct hantro_fmt *raw_vpu_fmt;
 	struct v4l2_pix_format_mplane raw_fmt, *encoded_fmt;
 
-	raw_vpu_fmt = hantro_get_default_fmt(ctx, false);
+	raw_vpu_fmt = hantro_get_default_fmt(ctx, false, bit_depth);
 	if (!raw_vpu_fmt)
-		return;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (ctx->is_encoder)
 		encoded_fmt = &ctx->dst_fmt;
@@ -411,15 +412,15 @@ hantro_reset_raw_fmt(struct hantro_ctx *ctx)
 	raw_fmt.width = encoded_fmt->width;
 	raw_fmt.height = encoded_fmt->height;
 	if (ctx->is_encoder)
-		hantro_set_fmt_out(ctx, &raw_fmt);
+		return hantro_set_fmt_out(ctx, &raw_fmt);
 	else
-		hantro_set_fmt_cap(ctx, &raw_fmt);
+		return hantro_set_fmt_cap(ctx, &raw_fmt);
 }
 
 void hantro_reset_fmts(struct hantro_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	hantro_reset_encoded_fmt(ctx);
-	hantro_reset_raw_fmt(ctx);
+	hantro_reset_raw_fmt(ctx, HANTRO_DEFAULT_BIT_DEPTH);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -519,7 +520,7 @@ static int hantro_set_fmt_out(struct hantro_ctx *ctx,
 	 * changes to the raw format.
 	 */
 	if (!ctx->is_encoder)
-		hantro_reset_raw_fmt(ctx);
+		hantro_reset_raw_fmt(ctx, hantro_get_format_depth(pix_mp->pixelformat));
 
 	/* Colorimetry information are always propagated. */
 	ctx->dst_fmt.colorspace = pix_mp->colorspace;
@@ -582,7 +583,7 @@ static int hantro_set_fmt_cap(struct hantro_ctx *ctx,
 	 * changes to the raw format.
 	 */
 	if (ctx->is_encoder)
-		hantro_reset_raw_fmt(ctx);
+		hantro_reset_raw_fmt(ctx, HANTRO_DEFAULT_BIT_DEPTH);
 
 	/* Colorimetry information are always propagated. */
 	ctx->src_fmt.colorspace = pix_mp->colorspace;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_v4l2.h b/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_v4l2.h
index 64f6f57e9d7a..9ea2fef57dcd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_v4l2.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_v4l2.h
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@
 extern const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops hantro_ioctl_ops;
 extern const struct vb2_ops hantro_queue_ops;
 
+int hantro_reset_raw_fmt(struct hantro_ctx *ctx, int bit_depth);
 void hantro_reset_fmts(struct hantro_ctx *ctx);
 int hantro_get_format_depth(u32 fourcc);
 const struct hantro_fmt *
-hantro_get_default_fmt(const struct hantro_ctx *ctx, bool bitstream);
+hantro_get_default_fmt(const struct hantro_ctx *ctx, bool bitstream, int bit_depth);
 
 #endif /* HANTRO_V4L2_H_ */
