diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
index 708af6adafc1..8f060db39989 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
@@ -988,7 +988,10 @@ static int vdec_start_output(struct venus_inst *inst)
 
 	if (inst->codec_state == VENUS_DEC_STATE_SEEK) {
 		ret = venus_helper_process_initial_out_bufs(inst);
-		inst->codec_state = VENUS_DEC_STATE_DECODING;
+		if (inst->next_buf_last)
+			inst->codec_state = VENUS_DEC_STATE_DRC;
+		else
+			inst->codec_state = VENUS_DEC_STATE_DECODING;
 		goto done;
 	}
 
@@ -1094,8 +1097,10 @@ static int vdec_stop_capture(struct venus_inst *inst)
 		ret = hfi_session_flush(inst, HFI_FLUSH_ALL, true);
 		fallthrough;
 	case VENUS_DEC_STATE_DRAIN:
-		vdec_cancel_dst_buffers(inst);
 		inst->codec_state = VENUS_DEC_STATE_STOPPED;
+		fallthrough;
+	case VENUS_DEC_STATE_SEEK:
+		vdec_cancel_dst_buffers(inst);
 		break;
 	case VENUS_DEC_STATE_DRC:
 		ret = hfi_session_flush(inst, HFI_FLUSH_OUTPUT, true);
@@ -1117,6 +1122,7 @@ static int vdec_stop_output(struct venus_inst *inst)
 	case VENUS_DEC_STATE_DECODING:
 	case VENUS_DEC_STATE_DRAIN:
 	case VENUS_DEC_STATE_STOPPED:
+	case VENUS_DEC_STATE_DRC:
 		ret = hfi_session_flush(inst, HFI_FLUSH_ALL, true);
 		inst->codec_state = VENUS_DEC_STATE_SEEK;
 		break;
@@ -1390,6 +1396,7 @@ static void vdec_event_change(struct venus_inst *inst,
 			dev_dbg(dev, VDBGH "flush output error %d\n", ret);
 	}
 
+	inst->next_buf_last = true;
 	inst->reconfig = true;
 	v4l2_event_queue_fh(&inst->fh, &ev);
 	wake_up(&inst->reconf_wait);