diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c
index 678f035b14..f0f8d0b22b 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c
@@ -2878,6 +2878,12 @@ gst_v4l2_object_is_dmabuf_supported (GstV4l2Object * v4l2object)
     .flags = O_CLOEXEC | O_RDWR,
   };
 
+  if (v4l2object->fmtdesc->flags & V4L2_FMT_FLAG_EMULATED) {
+    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (v4l2object->dbg_obj,
+        "libv4l2 converter detected, disabling DMABuf");
+    ret = FALSE;
+  }
+
   /* Expected to fail, but ENOTTY tells us that it is not implemented. */
   v4l2object->ioctl (v4l2object->video_fd, VIDIOC_EXPBUF, &expbuf);
   if (errno == ENOTTY)