diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/pm_helpers.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/pm_helpers.c
index a3850261d697d590c83ce01b34b50d82c80e515e..89f20c2255ea3ea441ca68a52367b150b24a1402 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/pm_helpers.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/pm_helpers.c
@@ -939,6 +939,9 @@ static unsigned long calculate_inst_freq(struct venus_inst *inst,
 
 	mbs_per_sec = load_per_instance(inst);
 
+	if (inst->state != INST_START)
+		return 0;
+
 	vpp_freq = mbs_per_sec * inst->clk_data.codec_freq_data->vpp_freq;
 	/* 21 / 20 is overhead factor */
 	vpp_freq += vpp_freq / 20;