diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_response.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_response.c
index 4488540d1d41..d2cede2fe1b5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_response.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_response.c
@@ -378,6 +378,11 @@ static int iris_hfi_gen2_handle_output_buffer(struct iris_inst *inst,
 
 	buf->flags = iris_hfi_gen2_get_driver_buffer_flags(inst, hfi_buffer->flags);
 
+	if (!buf->data_size && inst->state == IRIS_INST_STREAMING &&
+	    !(hfi_buffer->flags & HFI_BUF_FW_FLAG_LAST)) {
+		buf->flags |= V4L2_BUF_FLAG_ERROR;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }