diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp
index 7821cacfa883..c210cf57750f 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ private:
 	{
 		return static_cast<UVCCameraData *>(camera->_d());
 	}
+
+	static constexpr unsigned int kUVCBufferSlotCount = 16;
 };
 
 UVCCameraConfiguration::UVCCameraConfiguration(UVCCameraData *data)
@@ -236,9 +238,8 @@ int PipelineHandlerUVC::exportFrameBuffers(Camera *camera,
 int PipelineHandlerUVC::start(Camera *camera, [[maybe_unused]] const ControlList *controls)
 {
 	UVCCameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
-	unsigned int count = data->stream_.configuration().bufferCount;
 
-	int ret = data->video_->importBuffers(count);
+	int ret = data->video_->importBuffers(kUVCBufferSlotCount);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
index eebdfd1a4c01..d2943f61a745 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ private:
 	{
 		return static_cast<VimcCameraData *>(camera->_d());
 	}
+
+	static constexpr unsigned int kVimcBufferSlotCount = 16;
 };
 
 namespace {
@@ -331,9 +333,8 @@ int PipelineHandlerVimc::exportFrameBuffers(Camera *camera,
 int PipelineHandlerVimc::start(Camera *camera, [[maybe_unused]] const ControlList *controls)
 {
 	VimcCameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
-	unsigned int count = data->stream_.configuration().bufferCount;
 
-	int ret = data->video_->importBuffers(count);
+	int ret = data->video_->importBuffers(kVimcBufferSlotCount);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;