diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_vdec.c b/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_vdec.c
index 0f6389370643..78cced2abd47 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_vdec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_vdec.c
@@ -1618,6 +1618,8 @@ static int set_max_internal_buffers_size(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst)
 			get_buff_req_buffer(inst, internal_buffers[i].type);
 		internal_buffers[i].size = internal_buffers[i].req ?
 			internal_buffers[i].req->buffer_size : 0;
+		if (internal_buffers[i].req == NULL)
+			continue;
 
 		rc = allocate_and_set_internal_bufs(inst,
 					internal_buffers[i].req,