diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
index 5823537b3131..f23cbd812ef4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
@@ -1072,13 +1072,14 @@ static int vdec_stop_capture(struct venus_inst *inst)
 	case VENUS_DEC_STATE_DRC:
 		ret = hfi_session_flush(inst, HFI_FLUSH_OUTPUT);
 		inst->codec_state = VENUS_DEC_STATE_CAPTURE_SETUP;
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inst->registeredbufs);
 		venus_helper_free_dpb_bufs(inst);
 		break;
 	default:
-		return 0;
+		break;
 	}
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inst->registeredbufs);
+
 	return ret;
 }