diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index 45082659c931..832f58e95d37 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ CameraConfiguration::Status RkISP1CameraConfiguration::validate()
  */
 
 PipelineHandlerRkISP1::PipelineHandlerRkISP1(CameraManager *manager)
-	: PipelineHandler(manager), hasSelfPath_(true)
+	: PipelineHandler(manager, kRkISP1MinBufferCount), hasSelfPath_(true)
 {
 }