diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vb2.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vb2.c
index cdf11feb590b..b3bde10eb6d2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vb2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vb2.c
@@ -259,13 +259,14 @@ int iris_vb2_buf_prepare(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (vb->type == V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE &&
-	    vb2_plane_size(vb, 0) < iris_get_buffer_size(inst, BUF_OUTPUT))
-		return -EINVAL;
-	if (vb->type == V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE &&
-	    vb2_plane_size(vb, 0) < iris_get_buffer_size(inst, BUF_INPUT))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
+	if (!(inst->sub_state & IRIS_INST_SUB_DRC)) {
+		if (vb->type == V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE &&
+		    vb2_plane_size(vb, 0) < iris_get_buffer_size(inst, BUF_OUTPUT))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		if (vb->type == V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE &&
+		    vb2_plane_size(vb, 0) < iris_get_buffer_size(inst, BUF_INPUT))
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }