diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vidc.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vidc.c
index dfd94f4a84a9..bd38d84c9cc7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vidc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vidc.c
@@ -573,9 +573,10 @@ static int iris_dec_cmd(struct file *filp, void *fh,
 
 	mutex_lock(&inst->lock);
 
-	ret = v4l2_m2m_ioctl_decoder_cmd(filp, fh, dec);
-	if (ret)
+	if (dec->cmd != V4L2_DEC_CMD_STOP && dec->cmd != V4L2_DEC_CMD_START) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto unlock;
+	}
 
 	if (inst->state == IRIS_INST_DEINIT)
 		goto unlock;
@@ -606,9 +607,10 @@ static int iris_enc_cmd(struct file *filp, void *fh,
 
 	mutex_lock(&inst->lock);
 
-	ret = v4l2_m2m_ioctl_encoder_cmd(filp, fh, enc);
-	if (ret)
+	if (enc->cmd != V4L2_ENC_CMD_STOP && enc->cmd != V4L2_ENC_CMD_START) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto unlock;
+	}
 
 	if (inst->state == IRIS_INST_DEINIT)
 		goto unlock;