diff --git a/drivers/media/video/video-buf.c b/drivers/media/video/video-buf.c
index 635d102c86f0e5945ec6d19afadf5743dcc5a037..6504a5866849ab73d6058304d9b7dd91b9c85db7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/video-buf.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/video-buf.c
@@ -700,6 +700,7 @@ videobuf_qbuf(struct videobuf_queue *q,
 		goto done;
 	}
 	if (buf->state == STATE_QUEUED ||
+	    buf->state == STATE_PREPARED ||
 	    buf->state == STATE_ACTIVE) {
 		dprintk(1,"qbuf: buffer is already queued or active.\n");
 		goto done;