diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vpu_malone.c b/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vpu_malone.c
index f29c223eefce..7a06011a217a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vpu_malone.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vpu_malone.c
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ struct malone_padding_scode {
 struct malone_fmt_mapping {
 	u32 pixelformat;
 	enum vpu_malone_format malone_format;
+	u32 is_disabled;
 };
 
 struct malone_scode_t {
@@ -568,6 +569,8 @@ static enum vpu_malone_format vpu_malone_format_remap(u32 pixelformat)
 	u32 i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(fmt_mappings); i++) {
+		if (fmt_mappings[i].is_disabled)
+			continue;
 		if (pixelformat == fmt_mappings[i].pixelformat)
 			return fmt_mappings[i].malone_format;
 	}
@@ -575,6 +578,19 @@ static enum vpu_malone_format vpu_malone_format_remap(u32 pixelformat)
 	return MALONE_FMT_NULL;
 }
 
+bool vpu_malone_check_fmt(enum vpu_core_type type, u32 pixelfmt)
+{
+	if (!vpu_imx8q_check_fmt(type, pixelfmt))
+		return false;
+
+	if (pixelfmt == V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV12M_8L128 || pixelfmt == V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV12M_10BE_8L128)
+		return true;
+	if (vpu_malone_format_remap(pixelfmt) == MALONE_FMT_NULL)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void vpu_malone_set_stream_cfg(struct vpu_shared_addr *shared,
 				      u32 instance,
 				      enum vpu_malone_format malone_format)
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vpu_malone.h b/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vpu_malone.h
index e5a5cbe9843e..02a9d9530970 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vpu_malone.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vpu_malone.h
@@ -40,5 +40,6 @@ int vpu_malone_pre_cmd(struct vpu_shared_addr *shared, u32 instance);
 int vpu_malone_post_cmd(struct vpu_shared_addr *shared, u32 instance);
 int vpu_malone_init_instance(struct vpu_shared_addr *shared, u32 instance);
 u32 vpu_malone_get_max_instance_count(struct vpu_shared_addr *shared);
+bool vpu_malone_check_fmt(enum vpu_core_type type, u32 pixelfmt);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vpu_rpc.c b/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vpu_rpc.c
index 18a164766409..676f7da041bd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vpu_rpc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vpu_rpc.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static struct vpu_iface_ops imx8q_rpc_ops[] = {
 	},
 	[VPU_CORE_TYPE_DEC] = {
 		.check_codec = vpu_imx8q_check_codec,
-		.check_fmt = vpu_imx8q_check_fmt,
+		.check_fmt = vpu_malone_check_fmt,
 		.boot_core = vpu_imx8q_boot_core,
 		.get_power_state = vpu_imx8q_get_power_state,
 		.on_firmware_loaded = vpu_imx8q_on_firmware_loaded,