diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_drv.c b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_drv.c
index e58e49c88415..41dd891d9737 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_drv.c
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ static int vsp1_create_links(struct vsp1_device *vsp1, struct vsp1_entity *sink)
 						       entity, pad, flags);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
+
+			if (flags & MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED)
+				source->sink = entity;
 		}
 	}