diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-common.h b/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-common.h
index 6028ecdd23de..5e6a4d5f6fd1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-common.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-common.h
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ struct rkisp1_isp {
 	struct media_pad pads[RKISP1_ISP_PAD_MAX];
 	const struct rkisp1_mbus_info *sink_fmt;
 	__u32 frame_sequence;
+	bool frame_active;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-isp.c b/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-isp.c
index 147d33eb6ee0..2311672cedb1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-isp.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/rkisp1/rkisp1-isp.c
@@ -965,6 +965,7 @@ static int rkisp1_isp_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
 	}
 
 	isp->frame_sequence = -1;
+	isp->frame_active = false;
 
 	sd_state = v4l2_subdev_lock_and_get_active_state(sd);
 
@@ -1086,12 +1087,15 @@ void rkisp1_isp_unregister(struct rkisp1_device *rkisp1)
  * Interrupt handlers
  */
 
-static void rkisp1_isp_queue_event_sof(struct rkisp1_isp *isp)
+static void rkisp1_isp_sof(struct rkisp1_isp *isp)
 {
 	struct v4l2_event event = {
 		.type = V4L2_EVENT_FRAME_SYNC,
 	};
 
+	isp->frame_sequence++;
+	isp->frame_active = true;
+
 	event.u.frame_sync.frame_sequence = isp->frame_sequence;
 	v4l2_event_queue(isp->sd.devnode, &event);
 }
@@ -1111,15 +1115,20 @@ irqreturn_t rkisp1_isp_isr(int irq, void *ctx)
 
 	rkisp1_write(rkisp1, RKISP1_CIF_ISP_ICR, status);
 
-	/* Vertical sync signal, starting generating new frame */
-	if (status & RKISP1_CIF_ISP_V_START) {
-		rkisp1->isp.frame_sequence++;
-		rkisp1_isp_queue_event_sof(&rkisp1->isp);
+	/*
+	 * Vertical sync signal, starting new frame. Defer handling of vsync
+	 * after RKISP1_CIF_ISP_FRAME if the previous frame was not completed
+	 * yet.
+	 */
+	if (status & RKISP1_CIF_ISP_V_START && !rkisp1->isp.frame_active) {
+		status &= ~RKISP1_CIF_ISP_V_START;
+		rkisp1_isp_sof(&rkisp1->isp);
 		if (status & RKISP1_CIF_ISP_FRAME) {
 			WARN_ONCE(1, "irq delay is too long, buffers might not be in sync\n");
 			rkisp1->debug.irq_delay++;
 		}
 	}
+
 	if (status & RKISP1_CIF_ISP_PIC_SIZE_ERROR) {
 		/* Clear pic_size_error */
 		isp_err = rkisp1_read(rkisp1, RKISP1_CIF_ISP_ERR);
@@ -1138,6 +1147,7 @@ irqreturn_t rkisp1_isp_isr(int irq, void *ctx)
 	if (status & RKISP1_CIF_ISP_FRAME) {
 		u32 isp_ris;
 
+		rkisp1->isp.frame_active = false;
 		rkisp1->debug.complete_frames++;
 
 		/* New frame from the sensor received */
@@ -1152,5 +1162,12 @@ irqreturn_t rkisp1_isp_isr(int irq, void *ctx)
 		rkisp1_params_isr(rkisp1);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Deferred handling of vsync if RKISP1_CIF_ISP_V_START and
+	 * RKISP1_CIF_ISP_FRAME occurred in the same irq.
+	 */
+	if (status & RKISP1_CIF_ISP_V_START)
+		rkisp1_isp_sof(&rkisp1->isp);
+
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }