diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-video.c b/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-video.c
index be22a9697197..de0328100a60 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-video.c
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ static int usbtv_configure_for_norm(struct usbtv *usbtv, v4l2_std_id norm)
 	}
 
 	if (params) {
+		if (vb2_is_busy(&usbtv->vb2q) &&
+		    (usbtv->width != params->cap_width ||
+		     usbtv->height != params->cap_height))
+			return -EBUSY;
 		usbtv->width = params->cap_width;
 		usbtv->height = params->cap_height;
 		usbtv->n_chunks = usbtv->width * usbtv->height