diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-core.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-core.c
index 9f3ce3b669c1..3107e2196e54 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-core.c
@@ -1227,23 +1227,19 @@ err:
 static void __enqueue_in_driver(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 {
 	struct vb2_queue *q = vb->vb2_queue;
-	unsigned int plane;
 
 	vb->state = VB2_BUF_STATE_ACTIVE;
 	atomic_inc(&q->owned_by_drv_count);
 
 	trace_vb2_buf_queue(q, vb);
 
-	/* sync buffers */
-	for (plane = 0; plane < vb->num_planes; ++plane)
-		call_void_memop(vb, prepare, vb->planes[plane].mem_priv);
-
 	call_void_vb_qop(vb, buf_queue, vb);
 }
 
 static int __buf_prepare(struct vb2_buffer *vb, const void *pb)
 {
 	struct vb2_queue *q = vb->vb2_queue;
+	unsigned int plane;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (q->error) {
@@ -1268,11 +1264,19 @@ static int __buf_prepare(struct vb2_buffer *vb, const void *pb)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
 		dprintk(1, "buffer preparation failed: %d\n", ret);
-	vb->state = ret ? VB2_BUF_STATE_DEQUEUED : VB2_BUF_STATE_PREPARED;
+		vb->state = VB2_BUF_STATE_DEQUEUED;
+		return ret;
+	}
 
-	return ret;
+	/* sync buffers */
+	for (plane = 0; plane < vb->num_planes; ++plane)
+		call_void_memop(vb, prepare, vb->planes[plane].mem_priv);
+
+	vb->state = VB2_BUF_STATE_PREPARED;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int vb2_core_prepare_buf(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int index, void *pb)