diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2bufferpool.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2bufferpool.c
index 2019072e7d..2ea9eb58c2 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2bufferpool.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2bufferpool.c
@@ -517,6 +517,8 @@ gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_set_config (GstBufferPool * bpool, GstStructure * config)
     gst_buffer_pool_config_set_params (config, caps, size, min_buffers,
         max_buffers);
 
+  gst_buffer_pool_config_set_allocator (config, pool->allocator, &params);
+
   /* keep a GstVideoInfo with defaults for the when we need to copy */
   gst_video_info_from_caps (&pool->caps_info, caps);
 
diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c
index d70b53d6f4..974624335a 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c
@@ -2362,8 +2362,12 @@ gst_v4l2_object_setup_pool (GstV4l2Object * v4l2object, GstCaps * caps)
     goto method_not_supported;
 
   if (v4l2object->vcap.capabilities & V4L2_CAP_STREAMING) {
-    if (v4l2object->req_mode == GST_V4L2_IO_AUTO)
-      mode = GST_V4L2_IO_MMAP;
+    if (v4l2object->req_mode == GST_V4L2_IO_AUTO) {
+      if (GST_V4L2_OBJECT_CAN_REQUEST (v4l2object, DMABUF))
+        mode = GST_V4L2_IO_DMABUF;
+      else
+        mode = GST_V4L2_IO_MMAP;
+    }
   } else if (v4l2object->req_mode == GST_V4L2_IO_MMAP)
     goto method_not_supported;