diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-mipi-csis.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-mipi-csis.c
index 2dd0b02e98b7..de17a1d22873 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-mipi-csis.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-mipi-csis.c
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ static void mipi_csis_set_params(struct csi_state *state)
 	val = mipi_csis_read(state, MIPI_CSIS_CMN_CTRL);
 	val &= ~MIPI_CSIS_CMN_CTRL_LANE_NR_MASK;
 	val |= (lanes - 1) << MIPI_CSIS_CMN_CTRL_LANE_NR_OFFSET;
+	val |= MIPI_CSIS_CMN_CTRL_INTER_MODE;
 	mipi_csis_write(state, MIPI_CSIS_CMN_CTRL, val);
 
 	__mipi_csis_set_format(state);