diff --git a/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_video.c b/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_video.c
index 9da591b3b6..93b5cea96b 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_video.c
+++ b/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_video.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static int sim_video_data_start_capture(uint8_t nr_datafmt,
                            imgdata_fmt_to_v4l2(
                              datafmt[IMGDATA_FMT_MAIN].pixelformat),
                            interval->denominator, interval->numerator);
-  if (ret < 0)
+  if (ret < 0 && ret != -EBUSY)
     {
       return ret;
     }