diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
index 55c27345b7d8..bb0b4f6639c5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
@@ -329,8 +329,6 @@ static int vdec_s_fmt(struct file *file, void *fh, struct v4l2_format *f)
 	struct vb2_queue *q;
 
 	q = v4l2_m2m_get_vq(inst->m2m_ctx, f->type);
-	if (!q)
-		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (vb2_is_busy(q))
 		return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc.c
index fba07557a399..8a89c01c5dbb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc.c
@@ -241,8 +241,6 @@ static int venc_s_fmt(struct file *file, void *fh, struct v4l2_format *f)
 	struct vb2_queue *q;
 
 	q = v4l2_m2m_get_vq(inst->m2m_ctx, f->type);
-	if (!q)
-		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (vb2_is_busy(q))
 		return -EBUSY;