diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
index 4489744fbbd9..13602939906f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
@@ -1512,6 +1512,7 @@ int vb2_core_qbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int index, void *pb,
 		  struct media_request *req)
 {
 	struct vb2_buffer *vb;
+	enum vb2_buffer_state orig_state;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (q->error) {
@@ -1611,6 +1612,7 @@ int vb2_core_qbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int index, void *pb,
 	 * Add to the queued buffers list, a buffer will stay on it until
 	 * dequeued in dqbuf.
 	 */
+	orig_state = vb->state;
 	list_add_tail(&vb->queued_entry, &q->queued_list);
 	q->queued_count++;
 	q->waiting_for_buffers = false;
@@ -1641,8 +1643,17 @@ int vb2_core_qbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int index, void *pb,
 	if (q->streaming && !q->start_streaming_called &&
 	    q->queued_count >= q->min_buffers_needed) {
 		ret = vb2_start_streaming(q);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			/*
+			 * Since vb2_core_qbuf will return with an error,
+			 * we should return it to state DEQUEUED since
+			 * the error indicates that the buffer wasn't queued.
+			 */
+			list_del(&vb->queued_entry);
+			q->queued_count--;
+			vb->state = orig_state;
 			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	dprintk(2, "qbuf of buffer %d succeeded\n", vb->index);