diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_v4l2_vidc.c b/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_v4l2_vidc.c
index fbdccea56f67..368df242a707 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_v4l2_vidc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_v4l2_vidc.c
@@ -137,21 +137,7 @@ int msm_v4l2_reqbufs(struct file *file, void *fh,
 				struct v4l2_requestbuffers *b)
 {
 	struct msm_vidc_inst *vidc_inst = get_vidc_inst(file, fh);
-	int rc = 0;
-	if (!b->count) {
-		rc = msm_vidc_release_buffers(vidc_inst, b->type);
-		if (rc)
-			dprintk(VIDC_WARN,
-				"Failed in %s for release output buffers\n",
-				__func__);
-	} else {
-		rc = msm_vidc_reqbufs((void *)vidc_inst, b);
-		if (rc)
-			dprintk(VIDC_WARN,
-				"Failed in %s for buffer requirements\n",
-				__func__);
-	}
-	return rc;
+	return msm_vidc_reqbufs((void *)vidc_inst, b);
 }
 
 int msm_v4l2_prepare_buf(struct file *file, void *fh,
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_vdec.c b/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_vdec.c
index dc178801fe4f..f958cf13f1e3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_vdec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_vdec.c
@@ -1869,10 +1869,50 @@ static void msm_vdec_buf_queue(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 		dprintk(VIDC_ERR, "Failed to queue buffer: %d\n", rc);
 }
 
+static void msm_vdec_buf_cleanup(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+	struct buf_queue *q = NULL;
+	struct msm_vidc_inst *inst = NULL;
+
+	if (!vb) {
+		dprintk(VIDC_ERR, "%s : Invalid vb pointer %pK",
+			__func__, vb);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	inst = vb2_get_drv_priv(vb->vb2_queue);
+	if (!inst) {
+		dprintk(VIDC_ERR, "%s : Invalid inst pointer",
+			__func__);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	q = msm_comm_get_vb2q(inst, vb->type);
+	if (!q) {
+		dprintk(VIDC_ERR,
+			"%s : Failed to find buffer queue for type = %d\n",
+				__func__, vb->type);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (q->vb2_bufq.streaming) {
+		dprintk(VIDC_DBG, "%d PORT is streaming\n",
+			vb->type);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	rc = msm_vidc_release_buffers(inst, vb->type);
+	if (rc)
+		dprintk(VIDC_ERR, "%s : Failed to release buffers : %d\n",
+			__func__, rc);
+}
+
 static const struct vb2_ops msm_vdec_vb2q_ops = {
 	.queue_setup = msm_vdec_queue_setup,
 	.start_streaming = msm_vdec_start_streaming,
 	.buf_queue = msm_vdec_buf_queue,
+	.buf_cleanup = msm_vdec_buf_cleanup,
 	.stop_streaming = msm_vdec_stop_streaming,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_venc.c b/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_venc.c
index cab5db542b00..6127c03df581 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_venc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_venc.c
@@ -1836,10 +1836,50 @@ static void msm_venc_buf_queue(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 		dprintk(VIDC_ERR, "Failed to queue buffer: %d\n", rc);
 }
 
+static void msm_venc_buf_cleanup(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+	struct buf_queue *q = NULL;
+	struct msm_vidc_inst *inst = NULL;
+
+	if (!vb) {
+		dprintk(VIDC_ERR, "%s : Invalid vb pointer %pK",
+			__func__, vb);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	inst = vb2_get_drv_priv(vb->vb2_queue);
+	if (!inst) {
+		dprintk(VIDC_ERR, "%s : Invalid inst pointer",
+			__func__);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	q = msm_comm_get_vb2q(inst, vb->type);
+	if (!q) {
+		dprintk(VIDC_ERR,
+			"%s : Failed to find buffer queue for type = %d\n",
+				__func__, vb->type);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (q->vb2_bufq.streaming) {
+		dprintk(VIDC_DBG, "%d PORT is streaming\n",
+			vb->type);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	rc = msm_vidc_release_buffers(inst, vb->type);
+	if (rc)
+		dprintk(VIDC_ERR, "%s : Failed to release buffers : %d\n",
+			__func__, rc);
+}
+
 static const struct vb2_ops msm_venc_vb2q_ops = {
 	.queue_setup = msm_venc_queue_setup,
 	.start_streaming = msm_venc_start_streaming,
 	.buf_queue = msm_venc_buf_queue,
+	.buf_cleanup = msm_venc_buf_cleanup,
 	.stop_streaming = msm_venc_stop_streaming,
 };