}
 }
 
+/*
+ * omap3isp_video_return_buffers - Return all queued buffers to videobuf2
+ * @video: ISP video object
+ * @state: new state for the returned buffers
+ *
+ * Return all buffers queued on the video node to videobuf2 in the given state.
+ * The buffer state should be VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED if called due to an error
+ * when starting the stream, or VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR otherwise.
+ *
+ * The function must be called with the video irqlock held.
+ */
+static void omap3isp_video_return_buffers(struct isp_video *video,
+                                         enum vb2_buffer_state state)
+{
+       while (!list_empty(&video->dmaqueue)) {
+               struct isp_buffer *buf;
+
+               buf = list_first_entry(&video->dmaqueue,
+                                      struct isp_buffer, irqlist);
+               list_del(&buf->irqlist);
+               vb2_buffer_done(&buf->vb.vb2_buf, state);
+       }
+}
+
 static int isp_video_start_streaming(struct vb2_queue *queue,
                                     unsigned int count)
 {
 
        ret = omap3isp_pipeline_set_stream(pipe,
                                           ISP_PIPELINE_STREAM_CONTINUOUS);
-       if (ret < 0)
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&video->irqlock, flags);
+               omap3isp_video_return_buffers(video, VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&video->irqlock, flags);
                return ret;
+       }
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&video->irqlock, flags);
        if (list_empty(&video->dmaqueue))
  * omap3isp_video_cancel_stream - Cancel stream on a video node
  * @video: ISP video object
  *
- * Cancelling a stream mark all buffers on the video node as erroneous and makes
- * sure no new buffer can be queued.
+ * Cancelling a stream returns all buffers queued on the video node to videobuf2
+ * in the erroneous state and makes sure no new buffer can be queued.
  */
 void omap3isp_video_cancel_stream(struct isp_video *video)
 {
        unsigned long flags;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&video->irqlock, flags);
-
-       while (!list_empty(&video->dmaqueue)) {
-               struct isp_buffer *buf;
-
-               buf = list_first_entry(&video->dmaqueue,
-                                      struct isp_buffer, irqlist);
-               list_del(&buf->irqlist);
-               vb2_buffer_done(&buf->vb.vb2_buf, VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR);
-       }
-
+       omap3isp_video_return_buffers(video, VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR);
        video->error = true;
-
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&video->irqlock, flags);
 }