diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-dma.c b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-dma.c
index 9ccd5ff55e19..c37f7a2993fb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-dma.c
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ int rvin_dma_probe(struct rvin_dev *vin, int irq)
 	q->ops = &rvin_qops;
 	q->mem_ops = &vb2_dma_contig_memops;
 	q->timestamp_flags = V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMESTAMP_MONOTONIC;
-	q->min_buffers_needed = 2;
+	q->min_buffers_needed = 1;
 	q->dev = vin->dev;
 
 	ret = vb2_queue_init(q);