diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2transform.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2transform.c
index 33052a8e1c..2f01375bed 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2transform.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2transform.c
@@ -1079,8 +1079,6 @@ gst_v4l2_transform_subinstance_init (GTypeInstance * instance, gpointer g_class)
       GST_OBJECT (GST_BASE_TRANSFORM_SRC_PAD (self)),
       V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE, klass->default_device,
       gst_v4l2_get_input, gst_v4l2_set_input, NULL);
-  self->v4l2capture->no_initial_format = TRUE;
-  self->v4l2output->keep_aspect = FALSE;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2videodec.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2videodec.c
index dc06774a6c..09369ccc6d 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2videodec.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2videodec.c
@@ -956,8 +956,6 @@ gst_v4l2_video_dec_subinstance_init (GTypeInstance * instance, gpointer g_class)
       GST_OBJECT (GST_VIDEO_DECODER_SRC_PAD (self)),
       V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE, klass->default_device,
       gst_v4l2_get_input, gst_v4l2_set_input, NULL);
-  self->v4l2capture->no_initial_format = TRUE;
-  self->v4l2output->keep_aspect = FALSE;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2videoenc.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2videoenc.c
index d365a250d6..4269b280f0 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2videoenc.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2videoenc.c
@@ -1042,8 +1042,6 @@ gst_v4l2_video_enc_subinstance_init (GTypeInstance * instance, gpointer g_class)
       GST_OBJECT (GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_SRC_PAD (self)),
       V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE, klass->default_device,
       gst_v4l2_get_input, gst_v4l2_set_input, NULL);
-  self->v4l2capture->no_initial_format = TRUE;
-  self->v4l2output->keep_aspect = FALSE;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/sys/v4l2/v4l2_calls.c b/sys/v4l2/v4l2_calls.c
index 12fc82160c..6303b17476 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/v4l2_calls.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/v4l2_calls.c
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ gst_v4l2_dup (GstV4l2Object * v4l2object, GstV4l2Object * other)
       v4l2object->vcap.card, v4l2object->videodev);
 
   v4l2object->never_interlaced = other->never_interlaced;
+  v4l2object->no_initial_format = other->no_initial_format;
 
   return TRUE;