diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/rkvdec/rkvdec.c b/drivers/staging/media/rkvdec/rkvdec.c
index 393d649a17757f..dd78e1c98ae089 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/rkvdec/rkvdec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/rkvdec/rkvdec.c
@@ -508,13 +508,11 @@ static int rkvdec_buf_prepare(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Buffer's bytesused is written by the driver for CAPTURE buffers,
-	 * or if the application passed zero bytesused on an OUTPUT buffer.
+	 * Buffer's bytesused is written by the driver for CAPTURE buffers.
 	 */
-	if (!V4L2_TYPE_IS_OUTPUT(vq->type) ||
-	    (V4L2_TYPE_IS_OUTPUT(vq->type) && !vb2_get_plane_payload(vb, 0)))
-		vb2_set_plane_payload(vb, 0,
-				      f->fmt.pix_mp.plane_fmt[0].sizeimage);
+	if (!V4L2_TYPE_IS_OUTPUT(vq->type))
+		vb2_set_plane_payload(vb, 0, f->fmt.pix_mp.plane_fmt[0].sizeimage);
+
 	return 0;
 }