diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/neomedia/jmfext/media/protocol/directshow/DataSource.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/neomedia/jmfext/media/protocol/directshow/DataSource.java
index 16f58289a..4070829ed 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/neomedia/jmfext/media/protocol/directshow/DataSource.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/neomedia/jmfext/media/protocol/directshow/DataSource.java
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ public class DataSource extends AbstractPushBufferCaptureDevice
      */
     static final int DEFAULT_HEIGHT = 480;
 
+    /**
+     * Last known native DirectShow format.
+     */
+    private DSFormat nativeFormat = null;
+
     /**
      * Constructor.
      */
@@ -301,7 +306,13 @@ protected Format setFormat(
                 {
                     DSFormat fmt = new DSFormat(newSize.width, newSize.height,
                             pixelFormat);
-                    device.setFormat(fmt);
+                    /* we will set native format in doStart() because in case of
+                     * sequence connect/disconnect/connect native capture device
+                     * can ordered its formats in different way. Thus as
+                     * setFormat() is not called anymore by JMF it can cause
+                     * crash because of wrong format later (typically scaling)
+                     */
+                    nativeFormat = fmt;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -370,9 +381,16 @@ protected void doStart() throws IOException
     {
         if (logger.isInfoEnabled())
             logger.info("start");
+
         /* open and start capture */
         device.open();
-        device.setDelegate(grabber);
+        if(nativeFormat != null)
+        {
+            device.setFormat(nativeFormat);
+        }
+
+        device.setDelegate(grabber);
+
         super.doStart();
     }