diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vidc.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vidc.c
index 541ae86f7892..cf150b32d6c2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vidc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vidc.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ static void iris_check_num_queued_internal_buffers(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 p
 
 	for (i = 0; i < internal_buffer_count; i++) {
 		buffers = &inst->buffers[internal_buf_type[i]];
+		count = 0;
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(buf, next, &buffers->list, list)
 			count++;
 		if (count)