diff --git a/src/lerobot/cameras/opencv/camera_opencv.py b/src/lerobot/cameras/opencv/camera_opencv.py
index b1043ba64b9..fa534fac29e 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/cameras/opencv/camera_opencv.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/cameras/opencv/camera_opencv.py
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ def find_cameras() -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
             targets_to_scan = [int(i) for i in range(MAX_OPENCV_INDEX)]
 
         for target in targets_to_scan:
-            camera = cv2.VideoCapture(target)
+            camera = cv2.VideoCapture(target, get_cv2_backend())
             if camera.isOpened():
                 default_width = int(camera.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH))
                 default_height = int(camera.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT))
diff --git a/src/lerobot/cameras/utils.py b/src/lerobot/cameras/utils.py
index 1b2d386d6b3..64888615f05 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/cameras/utils.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/cameras/utils.py
@@ -72,5 +72,7 @@ def get_cv2_backend() -> int:
         return int(cv2.CAP_MSMF)  # Use MSMF for Windows instead of AVFOUNDATION
     # elif platform.system() == "Darwin":  # macOS
     #     return cv2.CAP_AVFOUNDATION
-    else:  # Linux and others
+    elif platform.system() == "Linux":
+        return int(cv2.CAP_V4L2)
+    else:  # others
         return int(cv2.CAP_ANY)