diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/bcm2835/bcm2835-unicam.c b/drivers/media/platform/bcm2835/bcm2835-unicam.c
index b32b2d33a4e2f053e05a8a91486e34406d13dabc..e76323af0952f590c05b7575e4696a059f1c13f3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/bcm2835/bcm2835-unicam.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/bcm2835/bcm2835-unicam.c
@@ -2404,7 +2404,7 @@ static int register_node(struct unicam_device *unicam, struct unicam_node *node,
 	q->buf_struct_size = sizeof(struct unicam_buffer);
 	q->timestamp_flags = V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMESTAMP_MONOTONIC;
 	q->lock = &node->lock;
-	q->min_buffers_needed = 2;
+	q->min_buffers_needed = 1;
 	q->dev = &unicam->pdev->dev;
 
 	ret = vb2_queue_init(q);