diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_video.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_video.c
index a2ff73511d0e..0e691b872701 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_video.c
@@ -1149,7 +1149,9 @@ static void uvc_video_stats_stop(struct uvc_streaming *stream)
  * uvc_video_decode_end will never be called with a NULL buffer.
  */
 static int uvc_video_decode_start(struct uvc_streaming *stream,
-		struct uvc_buffer *buf, const u8 *data, int len)
+				  struct uvc_buffer *buf,
+				  struct uvc_buffer *meta_buf,
+				  const u8 *data, int len)
 {
 	u8 header_len;
 	u8 fid;
@@ -1278,6 +1280,8 @@ static int uvc_video_decode_start(struct uvc_streaming *stream,
 
 		/* TODO: Handle PTS and SCR. */
 		buf->state = UVC_BUF_STATE_ACTIVE;
+		if (meta_buf)
+			meta_buf->state = UVC_BUF_STATE_ACTIVE;
 	}
 
 	stream->last_fid = fid;
@@ -1435,7 +1439,7 @@ static void uvc_video_decode_meta(struct uvc_streaming *stream,
 	ktime_t time;
 	const u8 *scr;
 
-	if (!meta_buf || length == 2)
+	if (length <= 2 || !meta_buf || meta_buf->state != UVC_BUF_STATE_ACTIVE)
 		return;
 
 	has_pts = mem[1] & UVC_STREAM_PTS;
@@ -1552,7 +1556,7 @@ static void uvc_video_decode_isoc(struct uvc_urb *uvc_urb,
 		/* Decode the payload header. */
 		mem = urb->transfer_buffer + urb->iso_frame_desc[i].offset;
 		do {
-			ret = uvc_video_decode_start(stream, buf, mem,
+			ret = uvc_video_decode_start(stream, buf, meta_buf, mem,
 				urb->iso_frame_desc[i].actual_length);
 			if (ret == -EAGAIN)
 				uvc_video_next_buffers(stream, &buf, &meta_buf);
@@ -1601,7 +1605,8 @@ static void uvc_video_decode_bulk(struct uvc_urb *uvc_urb,
 	 */
 	if (stream->bulk.header_size == 0 && !stream->bulk.skip_payload) {
 		do {
-			ret = uvc_video_decode_start(stream, buf, mem, len);
+			ret = uvc_video_decode_start(stream, buf, meta_buf, mem,
+						     len);
 			if (ret == -EAGAIN)
 				uvc_video_next_buffers(stream, &buf, &meta_buf);
 		} while (ret == -EAGAIN);