diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
index 7e639760c41d..00fb6806c129 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
@@ -882,6 +882,7 @@ static const struct venus_resources sdm845_res_v2 = {
 	.vcodec_pmdomains = (const char *[]) { "venus", "vcodec0", "vcodec1" },
 	.vcodec_pmdomains_num = 3,
 	.opp_pmdomain = (const char *[]) { "cx" },
+	.opp_pmdomain_num = 1,
 	.vcodec_num = 2,
 	.max_load = 3110400,	/* 4096x2160@90 */
 	.hfi_version = HFI_VERSION_4XX,
@@ -933,6 +934,7 @@ static const struct venus_resources sc7180_res = {
 	.vcodec_pmdomains = (const char *[]) { "venus", "vcodec0" },
 	.vcodec_pmdomains_num = 2,
 	.opp_pmdomain = (const char *[]) { "cx" },
+	.opp_pmdomain_num = 1,
 	.vcodec_num = 1,
 	.hfi_version = HFI_VERSION_4XX,
 	.vpu_version = VPU_VERSION_AR50,
@@ -991,7 +993,8 @@ static const struct venus_resources sm8250_res = {
 	.vcodec_clks_num = 1,
 	.vcodec_pmdomains = (const char *[]) { "venus", "vcodec0" },
 	.vcodec_pmdomains_num = 2,
-	.opp_pmdomain = (const char *[]) { "mx" },
+	.opp_pmdomain = (const char *[]) { "mx", "mmcx" },
+	.opp_pmdomain_num = 2,
 	.vcodec_num = 1,
 	.max_load = 7833600,
 	.hfi_version = HFI_VERSION_6XX,
@@ -1053,6 +1056,7 @@ static const struct venus_resources sc7280_res = {
 	.vcodec_pmdomains = (const char *[]) { "venus", "vcodec0" },
 	.vcodec_pmdomains_num = 2,
 	.opp_pmdomain = (const char *[]) { "cx" },
+	.opp_pmdomain_num = 1,
 	.vcodec_num = 1,
 	.hfi_version = HFI_VERSION_6XX,
 	.vpu_version = VPU_VERSION_IRIS2_1,
@@ -1100,6 +1104,7 @@ static const struct venus_resources qcm2290_res = {
 	.vcodec_pmdomains = (const char *[]) { "venus", "vcodec0" },
 	.vcodec_pmdomains_num = 2,
 	.opp_pmdomain = (const char *[]) { "cx" },
+	.opp_pmdomain_num = 1,
 	.vcodec_num = 1,
 	.hfi_version = HFI_VERSION_4XX,
 	.vpu_version = VPU_VERSION_AR50_LITE,
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.h b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.h
index 7506f5d0f609..70e7b40affa9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ struct venus_resources {
 	const char **vcodec_pmdomains;
 	unsigned int vcodec_pmdomains_num;
 	const char **opp_pmdomain;
+	unsigned int opp_pmdomain_num;
 	unsigned int vcodec_num;
 	const char * const resets[VIDC_RESETS_NUM_MAX];
 	unsigned int resets_num;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/pm_helpers.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/pm_helpers.c
index f0269524ac70..14a4e8311a64 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/pm_helpers.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/pm_helpers.c
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ static int vcodec_domains_get(struct venus_core *core)
 	};
 	struct dev_pm_domain_attach_data opp_pd_data = {
 		.pd_names = res->opp_pmdomain,
-		.num_pd_names = 1,
+		.num_pd_names = res->opp_pmdomain_num,
 		.pd_flags = PD_FLAG_DEV_LINK_ON | PD_FLAG_REQUIRED_OPP,
 	};
 
@@ -904,6 +904,12 @@ static int vcodec_domains_get(struct venus_core *core)
 
 	/* Attach the power domain for setting performance state */
 	ret = devm_pm_domain_attach_list(dev, &opp_pd_data, &core->opp_pmdomain);
+	/* backwards compatibility for incomplete ABI SM8250 */
+	if (ret == -ENODEV &&
+	    of_device_is_compatible(dev->of_node, "qcom,sm8250-venus")) {
+		opp_pd_data.num_pd_names--;
+		ret = devm_pm_domain_attach_list(dev, &opp_pd_data, &core->opp_pmdomain);
+	}
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;