diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
index 0dbf0725ea75..d36ad71cc8bc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
@@ -1501,6 +1501,8 @@ static int port_enable(struct vchiq_mmal_instance *instance,
 
 	port->enabled = true;
 
+	atomic_set(&port->buffers_with_vpu, 0);
+
 	if (port->buffer_cb) {
 		/* send buffer headers to videocore */
 		hdr_count = 1;