diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu-dec.c b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu-dec.c
index 1ca14032f8b9..e238447c88bb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu-dec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu-dec.c
@@ -1424,10 +1424,24 @@ static int wave5_vpu_dec_start_streaming(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int count
 		if (ret)
 			goto free_bitstream_vbuf;
 	} else if (q->type == V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE) {
+		struct dec_initial_info *initial_info =
+			&inst->codec_info->dec_info.initial_info;
+
 		if (inst->state == VPU_INST_STATE_STOP)
 			ret = switch_state(inst, VPU_INST_STATE_INIT_SEQ);
 		if (ret)
 			goto return_buffers;
+
+		if (inst->state == VPU_INST_STATE_INIT_SEQ &&
+		    inst->dev->product_code == WAVE521C_CODE) {
+			if (initial_info->luma_bitdepth != 8) {
+				dev_info(inst->dev->dev, "%s: no support for %d bit depth",
+					 __func__, initial_info->luma_bitdepth);
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto return_buffers;
+			}
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	return ret;