diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c
index 9f5c92e23c..107ea21ba5 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ gst_v4l2src_negotiate (GstBaseSrc * basesrc)
   if (thiscaps == NULL || gst_caps_is_any (thiscaps))
     goto no_nego_needed;
 
-  /* get the peer caps */
-  peercaps = gst_pad_peer_query_caps (GST_BASE_SRC_PAD (basesrc), thiscaps);
+  /* get the peer caps without a filter as we'll filter ourselves later on */
+  peercaps = gst_pad_peer_query_caps (GST_BASE_SRC_PAD (basesrc), NULL);
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (basesrc, "caps of peer: %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, peercaps);
   LOG_CAPS (basesrc, peercaps);
   if (peercaps && !gst_caps_is_any (peercaps)) {