diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp
index 077f7f4b..3748bd7c 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@
 #include "debayer_cpu.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
+#include <linux/dma-buf.h>
+
 #include <libcamera/formats.h>
 
 #include "libcamera/internal/bayer_format.h"
@@ -718,6 +721,17 @@ void DebayerCpu::process4(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst)
 	}
 }
 
+static void syncBufferForCPU(FrameBuffer *buffer, uint64_t syncFlags)
+{
+	for (const FrameBuffer::Plane &plane : buffer->planes()) {
+		const int fd = plane.fd.get();
+		struct dma_buf_sync sync = { syncFlags };
+
+		if (ioctl(fd, DMA_BUF_IOCTL_SYNC, &sync) < 0)
+			LOG(Debayer, Error) << "Syncing buffer FD " << fd << "failed: " << errno;
+	}
+}
+
 static inline int64_t timeDiff(timespec &after, timespec &before)
 {
 	return (after.tv_sec - before.tv_sec) * 1000000000LL +
@@ -733,6 +747,9 @@ void DebayerCpu::process(FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output, DebayerParams
 		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, &frameStartTime);
 	}
 
+	syncBufferForCPU(input, DMA_BUF_SYNC_START | DMA_BUF_SYNC_READ);
+	syncBufferForCPU(output, DMA_BUF_SYNC_START | DMA_BUF_SYNC_WRITE);
+
 	green_ = params.green;
 	red_ = swapRedBlueGains_ ? params.blue : params.red;
 	blue_ = swapRedBlueGains_ ? params.red : params.blue;
@@ -760,6 +777,9 @@ void DebayerCpu::process(FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output, DebayerParams
 
 	metadata.planes()[0].bytesused = out.planes()[0].size();
 
+	syncBufferForCPU(output, DMA_BUF_SYNC_END | DMA_BUF_SYNC_WRITE);
+	syncBufferForCPU(input, DMA_BUF_SYNC_END | DMA_BUF_SYNC_READ);
+
 	/* Measure before emitting signals */
 	if (measuredFrames_ < DebayerCpu::kLastFrameToMeasure &&
 	    ++measuredFrames_ > DebayerCpu::kFramesToSkip) {