diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h265.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h265.c
index 368439cf5e17..20c01a56f284 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h265.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h265.c
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ static void cedrus_h265_frame_info_write_dpb(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
 			dpb[i].pic_order_cnt[1]
 		};
 
+		if (buffer_index < 0)
+			continue;
+
 		cedrus_h265_frame_info_write_single(ctx, i, dpb[i].field_pic,
 						    pic_order_cnt,
 						    buffer_index);