diff --git a/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_buffer_calculations.c b/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_buffer_calculations.c
index 8b90e60b2c639..d5cb06e20b670 100644
--- a/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_buffer_calculations.c
+++ b/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_buffer_calculations.c
@@ -913,6 +913,8 @@ u32 msm_vidc_calculate_dec_input_frame_size(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst, u32 buff
 	if (inst->core->platform_data->vpu_ver == VPU_VERSION_AR50_LITE) {
 		base_res_mbs = inst->capability.cap[CAP_MBS_PER_FRAME].max;
 		div_factor = 1;
+		if (num_mbs < NUM_MBS_720P)
+			base_res_mbs = base_res_mbs * 2;
 	}
 	/* For HEIF image, use the actual resolution to calc buffer size */
 	if (is_heif_decoder(inst)) {