diff --git a/devices/src/virtio/video/decoder/mod.rs b/devices/src/virtio/video/decoder/mod.rs
index d9ac78f..4300a8d 100644
--- a/devices/src/virtio/video/decoder/mod.rs
+++ b/devices/src/virtio/video/decoder/mod.rs
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
             stream_id,
             in_params: Params {
                 format: Some(format),
-                min_buffers: 2,
+                min_buffers: 1,
                 max_buffers: 32,
                 plane_formats: vec![Default::default()],
                 ..Default::default()