diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc.c b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc.c
index e810b1a..2cbd442 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static void s5p_mfc_handle_frame(struct s5p_mfc_ctx *ctx,
 leave_handle_frame:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->irqlock, flags);
 	if ((ctx->src_queue_cnt == 0 && ctx->state != MFCINST_FINISHING)
-				    || ctx->dst_queue_cnt < ctx->dpb_count)
+				    || ctx->dst_queue_cnt < ctx->pb_count)
 		clear_work_bit(ctx);
 	s5p_mfc_hw_call(dev->mfc_ops, clear_int_flags, dev);
 	wake_up_ctx(ctx, reason, err);
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ static void s5p_mfc_handle_seq_done(struct s5p_mfc_ctx *ctx,
 
 		s5p_mfc_hw_call(dev->mfc_ops, dec_calc_dpb_size, ctx);
 
-		ctx->dpb_count = s5p_mfc_hw_call(dev->mfc_ops, get_dpb_count,
+		ctx->pb_count = s5p_mfc_hw_call(dev->mfc_ops, get_dpb_count,
 				dev);
 		ctx->mv_count = s5p_mfc_hw_call(dev->mfc_ops, get_mv_count,
 				dev);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_common.h b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_common.h
index 202d1d7..975d1b2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_common.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_common.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ enum s5p_mfc_inst_state {
 	MFCINST_INIT = 100,
 	MFCINST_GOT_INST,
 	MFCINST_HEAD_PARSED,
+	MFCINST_HEAD_PRODUCED,
 	MFCINST_BUFS_SET,
 	MFCINST_RUNNING,
 	MFCINST_FINISHING,
@@ -602,7 +603,7 @@ struct s5p_mfc_ctx {
 	int after_packed_pb;
 	int sei_fp_parse;
 
-	int dpb_count;
+	int pb_count;
 	int total_dpb_count;
 	int mv_count;
 	/* Buffers */
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_dec.c b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_dec.c
index 4af53bd..00b0703 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_dec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_dec.c
@@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ static int s5p_mfc_ctx_ready(struct s5p_mfc_ctx *ctx)
 	/* Context is to decode a frame */
 	if (ctx->src_queue_cnt >= 1 &&
 	    ctx->state == MFCINST_RUNNING &&
-	    ctx->dst_queue_cnt >= ctx->dpb_count)
+	    ctx->dst_queue_cnt >= ctx->pb_count)
 		return 1;
 	/* Context is to return last frame */
 	if (ctx->state == MFCINST_FINISHING &&
-	    ctx->dst_queue_cnt >= ctx->dpb_count)
+	    ctx->dst_queue_cnt >= ctx->pb_count)
 		return 1;
 	/* Context is to set buffers */
 	if (ctx->src_queue_cnt >= 1 &&
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static int s5p_mfc_ctx_ready(struct s5p_mfc_ctx *ctx)
 	/* Resolution change */
 	if ((ctx->state == MFCINST_RES_CHANGE_INIT ||
 		ctx->state == MFCINST_RES_CHANGE_FLUSH) &&
-		ctx->dst_queue_cnt >= ctx->dpb_count)
+		ctx->dst_queue_cnt >= ctx->pb_count)
 		return 1;
 	if (ctx->state == MFCINST_RES_CHANGE_END &&
 		ctx->src_queue_cnt >= 1)
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ static int vidioc_reqbufs(struct file *file, void *priv,
 			mfc_err("vb2_reqbufs on capture failed\n");
 			return ret;
 		}
-		if (reqbufs->count < ctx->dpb_count) {
+		if (reqbufs->count < ctx->pb_count) {
 			mfc_err("Not enough buffers allocated\n");
 			reqbufs->count = 0;
 			s5p_mfc_clock_on();
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ static int s5p_mfc_dec_g_v_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 	case V4L2_CID_MIN_BUFFERS_FOR_CAPTURE:
 		if (ctx->state >= MFCINST_HEAD_PARSED &&
 		    ctx->state < MFCINST_ABORT) {
-			ctrl->val = ctx->dpb_count;
+			ctrl->val = ctx->pb_count;
 			break;
 		} else if (ctx->state != MFCINST_INIT) {
 			v4l2_err(&dev->v4l2_dev, "Decoding not initialised\n");
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ static int s5p_mfc_dec_g_v_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 				S5P_MFC_R2H_CMD_SEQ_DONE_RET, 0);
 		if (ctx->state >= MFCINST_HEAD_PARSED &&
 		    ctx->state < MFCINST_ABORT) {
-			ctrl->val = ctx->dpb_count;
+			ctrl->val = ctx->pb_count;
 		} else {
 			v4l2_err(&dev->v4l2_dev, "Decoding not initialised\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -924,10 +924,10 @@ static int s5p_mfc_queue_setup(struct vb2_queue *vq,
 		/* Output plane count is 2 - one for Y and one for CbCr */
 		*plane_count = 2;
 		/* Setup buffer count */
-		if (*buf_count < ctx->dpb_count)
-			*buf_count = ctx->dpb_count;
-		if (*buf_count > ctx->dpb_count + MFC_MAX_EXTRA_DPB)
-			*buf_count = ctx->dpb_count + MFC_MAX_EXTRA_DPB;
+		if (*buf_count < ctx->pb_count)
+			*buf_count = ctx->pb_count;
+		if (*buf_count > ctx->pb_count + MFC_MAX_EXTRA_DPB)
+			*buf_count = ctx->pb_count + MFC_MAX_EXTRA_DPB;
 		if (*buf_count > MFC_MAX_BUFFERS)
 			*buf_count = MFC_MAX_BUFFERS;
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_enc.c b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_enc.c
index 4f6b553..5e019aa 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_enc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_enc.c
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static int s5p_mfc_ctx_ready(struct s5p_mfc_ctx *ctx)
 		return 1;
 	/* context is ready to encode a frame */
 	if ((ctx->state == MFCINST_RUNNING ||
-		ctx->state == MFCINST_HEAD_PARSED) &&
+		ctx->state == MFCINST_HEAD_PRODUCED) &&
 		ctx->src_queue_cnt >= 1 && ctx->dst_queue_cnt >= 1)
 		return 1;
 	/* context is ready to encode remaining frames */
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ static int enc_post_seq_start(struct s5p_mfc_ctx *ctx)
 	struct s5p_mfc_enc_params *p = &ctx->enc_params;
 	struct s5p_mfc_buf *dst_mb;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned int enc_pb_count;
 
 	if (p->seq_hdr_mode == V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_HEADER_MODE_SEPARATE) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->irqlock, flags);
@@ -661,18 +662,19 @@ static int enc_post_seq_start(struct s5p_mfc_ctx *ctx)
 		vb2_buffer_done(dst_mb->b, VB2_BUF_STATE_DONE);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->irqlock, flags);
 	}
-	if (IS_MFCV6(dev)) {
-		ctx->state = MFCINST_HEAD_PARSED; /* for INIT_BUFFER cmd */
-	} else {
+
+	if (!IS_MFCV6(dev)) {
 		ctx->state = MFCINST_RUNNING;
 		if (s5p_mfc_ctx_ready(ctx))
 			set_work_bit_irqsave(ctx);
 		s5p_mfc_hw_call(dev->mfc_ops, try_run, dev);
-	}
-
-	if (IS_MFCV6(dev))
-		ctx->dpb_count = s5p_mfc_hw_call(dev->mfc_ops,
+	} else {
+		enc_pb_count = s5p_mfc_hw_call(dev->mfc_ops,
 				get_enc_dpb_count, dev);
+		if (ctx->pb_count < enc_pb_count)
+			ctx->pb_count = enc_pb_count;
+		ctx->state = MFCINST_HEAD_PRODUCED;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1055,15 +1057,13 @@ static int vidioc_reqbufs(struct file *file, void *priv,
 		}
 		ctx->capture_state = QUEUE_BUFS_REQUESTED;
 
-		if (!IS_MFCV6(dev)) {
-			ret = s5p_mfc_hw_call(ctx->dev->mfc_ops,
-					alloc_codec_buffers, ctx);
-			if (ret) {
-				mfc_err("Failed to allocate encoding buffers\n");
-				reqbufs->count = 0;
-				ret = vb2_reqbufs(&ctx->vq_dst, reqbufs);
-				return -ENOMEM;
-			}
+		ret = s5p_mfc_hw_call(ctx->dev->mfc_ops,
+				alloc_codec_buffers, ctx);
+		if (ret) {
+			mfc_err("Failed to allocate encoding buffers\n");
+			reqbufs->count = 0;
+			ret = vb2_reqbufs(&ctx->vq_dst, reqbufs);
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 	} else if (reqbufs->type == V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE) {
 		if (ctx->output_state != QUEUE_FREE) {
@@ -1071,6 +1071,19 @@ static int vidioc_reqbufs(struct file *file, void *priv,
 							ctx->output_state);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
+
+		if (IS_MFCV6(dev)) {
+			/* Check for min encoder buffers */
+			if (ctx->pb_count &&
+				(reqbufs->count < ctx->pb_count)) {
+				reqbufs->count = ctx->pb_count;
+				mfc_debug(2, "Minimum %d output buffers needed\n",
+						ctx->pb_count);
+			} else {
+				ctx->pb_count = reqbufs->count;
+			}
+		}
+
 		ret = vb2_reqbufs(&ctx->vq_src, reqbufs);
 		if (ret != 0) {
 			mfc_err("error in vb2_reqbufs() for E(S)\n");
@@ -1760,11 +1773,28 @@ static int s5p_mfc_start_streaming(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int count)
 	struct s5p_mfc_ctx *ctx = fh_to_ctx(q->drv_priv);
 	struct s5p_mfc_dev *dev = ctx->dev;
 
+	if (IS_MFCV6(dev) && (q->type == V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE)) {
+
+		if ((ctx->state == MFCINST_GOT_INST) &&
+			(dev->curr_ctx == ctx->num) && dev->hw_lock) {
+			s5p_mfc_wait_for_done_ctx(ctx,
+						S5P_MFC_R2H_CMD_SEQ_DONE_RET,
+						0);
+		}
+
+		if (ctx->src_bufs_cnt < ctx->pb_count) {
+			mfc_err("Need minimum %d OUTPUT buffers\n",
+					ctx->pb_count);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
 	v4l2_ctrl_handler_setup(&ctx->ctrl_handler);
 	/* If context is ready then dev = work->data;schedule it to run */
 	if (s5p_mfc_ctx_ready(ctx))
 		set_work_bit_irqsave(ctx);
 	s5p_mfc_hw_call(dev->mfc_ops, try_run, dev);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_opr_v6.c b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_opr_v6.c
index db57f25..383ae77 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_opr_v6.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_opr_v6.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int s5p_mfc_alloc_codec_buffers_v6(struct s5p_mfc_ctx *ctx)
 				S5P_FIMV_SCRATCH_BUFFER_ALIGN_V6);
 		ctx->bank1.size =
 			ctx->scratch_buf_size + ctx->tmv_buffer_size +
-			(ctx->dpb_count * (ctx->luma_dpb_size +
+			(ctx->pb_count * (ctx->luma_dpb_size +
 			ctx->chroma_dpb_size + ctx->me_buffer_size));
 		ctx->bank2.size = 0;
 		break;
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static int s5p_mfc_alloc_codec_buffers_v6(struct s5p_mfc_ctx *ctx)
 				S5P_FIMV_SCRATCH_BUFFER_ALIGN_V6);
 		ctx->bank1.size =
 			ctx->scratch_buf_size + ctx->tmv_buffer_size +
-			(ctx->dpb_count * (ctx->luma_dpb_size +
+			(ctx->pb_count * (ctx->luma_dpb_size +
 			ctx->chroma_dpb_size + ctx->me_buffer_size));
 		ctx->bank2.size = 0;
 		break;
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ static int s5p_mfc_alloc_codec_buffers_v6(struct s5p_mfc_ctx *ctx)
 		}
 		BUG_ON(ctx->bank1.dma & ((1 << MFC_BANK1_ALIGN_ORDER) - 1));
 	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -497,7 +496,7 @@ static int s5p_mfc_set_enc_ref_buffer_v6(struct s5p_mfc_ctx *ctx)
 
 	mfc_debug(2, "Buf1: %p (%d)\n", (void *)buf_addr1, buf_size1);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ctx->dpb_count; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < ctx->pb_count; i++) {
 		WRITEL(buf_addr1, S5P_FIMV_E_LUMA_DPB_V6 + (4 * i));
 		buf_addr1 += ctx->luma_dpb_size;
 		WRITEL(buf_addr1, S5P_FIMV_E_CHROMA_DPB_V6 + (4 * i));
@@ -520,7 +519,7 @@ static int s5p_mfc_set_enc_ref_buffer_v6(struct s5p_mfc_ctx *ctx)
 	buf_size1 -= ctx->tmv_buffer_size;
 
 	mfc_debug(2, "Buf1: %u, buf_size1: %d (ref frames %d)\n",
-			buf_addr1, buf_size1, ctx->dpb_count);
+			buf_addr1, buf_size1, ctx->pb_count);
 	if (buf_size1 < 0) {
 		mfc_debug(2, "Not enough memory has been allocated.\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1522,22 +1521,6 @@ static inline int s5p_mfc_run_init_enc_buffers(struct s5p_mfc_ctx *ctx)
 	struct s5p_mfc_dev *dev = ctx->dev;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = s5p_mfc_alloc_codec_buffers_v6(ctx);
-	if (ret) {
-		mfc_err("Failed to allocate encoding buffers.\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	/* Header was generated now starting processing
-	 * First set the reference frame buffers
-	 */
-	if (ctx->capture_state != QUEUE_BUFS_REQUESTED) {
-		mfc_err("It seems that destionation buffers were not\n"
-			"requested.MFC requires that header should be generated\n"
-			"before allocating codec buffer.\n");
-		return -EAGAIN;
-	}
-
 	dev->curr_ctx = ctx->num;
 	s5p_mfc_clean_ctx_int_flags(ctx);
 	ret = s5p_mfc_set_enc_ref_buffer_v6(ctx);
@@ -1582,7 +1565,7 @@ static void s5p_mfc_try_run_v6(struct s5p_mfc_dev *dev)
 	mfc_debug(1, "Seting new context to %p\n", ctx);
 	/* Got context to run in ctx */
 	mfc_debug(1, "ctx->dst_queue_cnt=%d ctx->dpb_count=%d ctx->src_queue_cnt=%d\n",
-		ctx->dst_queue_cnt, ctx->dpb_count, ctx->src_queue_cnt);
+		ctx->dst_queue_cnt, ctx->pb_count, ctx->src_queue_cnt);
 	mfc_debug(1, "ctx->state=%d\n", ctx->state);
 	/* Last frame has already been sent to MFC
 	 * Now obtaining frames from MFC buffer */
@@ -1647,7 +1630,7 @@ static void s5p_mfc_try_run_v6(struct s5p_mfc_dev *dev)
 		case MFCINST_GOT_INST:
 			s5p_mfc_run_init_enc(ctx);
 			break;
-		case MFCINST_HEAD_PARSED: /* Only for MFC6.x */
+		case MFCINST_HEAD_PRODUCED:
 			ret = s5p_mfc_run_init_enc_buffers(ctx);
 			break;
 		default:
