diff --git a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vicodec/vicodec-core.c b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vicodec/vicodec-core.c
index 7ea024b14f0e..a6d12ab66a0f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vicodec/vicodec-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vicodec/vicodec-core.c
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ static int job_ready(void *priv)
 	 * if the header is invalid the device_run will just drop the frame
 	 * with an error
 	 */
-	if (!is_header_valid(&ctx->state.header) && ctx->comp_has_frame)
+	if (!is_header_valid(&ctx->state.header))
 		return 1;
 	flags = ntohl(ctx->state.header.flags);
 	hdr_width_div = (flags & V4L2_FWHT_FL_CHROMA_FULL_WIDTH) ? 1 : 2;