diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf/videobuf2-core.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf/videobuf2-core.c
index 5b65e0b5e325..dbb0fd8e304f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf/videobuf2-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf/videobuf2-core.c
@@ -332,6 +332,10 @@ static int __vb2_queue_alloc(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
 	struct vb2_buffer *vb;
 	int ret;
 
+	/* Ensure that q->num_buffers+num_buffers is below VB2_MAX_FRAME */
+	num_buffers = min_t(unsigned int, num_buffers,
+			    VB2_MAX_FRAME - q->num_buffers);
+
 	for (buffer = 0; buffer < num_buffers; ++buffer) {
 		/* Allocate videobuf buffer structures */
 		vb = kzalloc(q->buf_struct_size, GFP_KERNEL);