diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index c7b93b2804c7..0dc474f343fc 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -685,16 +685,11 @@ int PipelineHandlerRkISP1::allocateBuffers(Camera *camera)
 	unsigned int ipaBufferId = 1;
 	int ret;
 
-	unsigned int maxCount = std::max({
-		data->mainPathStream_.configuration().bufferCount,
-		data->selfPathStream_.configuration().bufferCount,
-	});
-
-	ret = param_->allocateBuffers(maxCount, &paramBuffers_);
+	ret = param_->allocateBuffers(RKISP1_MIN_BUFFER_COUNT, &paramBuffers_);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error;
 
-	ret = stat_->allocateBuffers(maxCount, &statBuffers_);
+	ret = stat_->allocateBuffers(RKISP1_MIN_BUFFER_COUNT, &statBuffers_);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error;
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1_path.h b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1_path.h
index 13291da89dc5..4ab4c0516ebc 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1_path.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1_path.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 namespace libcamera {
 
+static constexpr unsigned int RKISP1_MIN_BUFFER_COUNT = 4;
+
 class MediaDevice;
 class V4L2Subdevice;
 struct StreamConfiguration;
@@ -56,8 +58,6 @@ public:
 	Signal<FrameBuffer *> &bufferReady() { return video_->bufferReady; }
 
 private:
-	static constexpr unsigned int RKISP1_MIN_BUFFER_COUNT = 4;
-
 	const char *name_;
 	bool running_;