diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_vidc.c b/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_vidc.c
index 77b29cc18c919abf5e6b1c988c85a153c84e78b6..414e5647341026ead335969ad40a734c5786e3a3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_vidc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/msm/vidc/msm_vidc.c
@@ -694,20 +694,25 @@ int output_buffer_cache_invalidate(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool valid_v4l2_buffer(struct v4l2_buffer *b,
+		struct msm_vidc_inst *inst) {
+	enum vidc_ports port =
+		!V4L2_TYPE_IS_MULTIPLANAR(b->type) ? MAX_PORT_NUM :
+		b->type == V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE ? CAPTURE_PORT :
+		b->type == V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE ? OUTPUT_PORT :
+								MAX_PORT_NUM;
+
+	return port != MAX_PORT_NUM &&
+		inst->fmts[port]->num_planes == b->length;
+}
+
 int msm_vidc_prepare_buf(void *instance, struct v4l2_buffer *b)
 {
 	struct msm_vidc_inst *inst = instance;
 
-	if (!inst || !b)
+	if (!inst || !b || !valid_v4l2_buffer(b, inst))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!V4L2_TYPE_IS_MULTIPLANAR(b->type) || !b->length ||
-		(b->length > VIDEO_MAX_PLANES)) {
-		dprintk(VIDC_ERR, "%s: wrong input params\n",
-				__func__);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	if (is_dynamic_output_buffer_mode(b, inst)) {
 		dprintk(VIDC_ERR, "%s: not supported in dynamic buffer mode\n",
 				__func__);
@@ -847,16 +852,9 @@ int msm_vidc_qbuf(void *instance, struct v4l2_buffer *b)
 	int rc = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!inst || !b)
+	if (!inst || !b || !valid_v4l2_buffer(b, inst))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!V4L2_TYPE_IS_MULTIPLANAR(b->type) || !b->length ||
-		(b->length > VIDEO_MAX_PLANES)) {
-		dprintk(VIDC_ERR, "%s: wrong input params\n",
-				__func__);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	if (is_dynamic_output_buffer_mode(b, inst)) {
 		if (b->m.planes[0].reserved[0])
 			inst->map_output_buffer = true;
@@ -921,15 +919,8 @@ int msm_vidc_dqbuf(void *instance, struct v4l2_buffer *b)
 	struct buffer_info *buffer_info = NULL;
 	int i = 0, rc = 0;
 
-	if (!inst || !b)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!V4L2_TYPE_IS_MULTIPLANAR(b->type) || !b->length ||
-		(b->length > VIDEO_MAX_PLANES)) {
-		dprintk(VIDC_ERR, "%s: wrong input params\n",
-				__func__);
+	if (!inst || !b || !valid_v4l2_buffer(b, inst))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	if (inst->session_type == MSM_VIDC_DECODER)
 		rc = msm_vdec_dqbuf(instance, b);