diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.h b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.h
index 8e14c39695ba..dfc13b2f371f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.h
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ struct venus_inst {
 	union hfi_get_property hprop;
 	unsigned int core_acquired: 1;
 	unsigned int bit_depth;
+	unsigned int pic_struct;
 	bool next_buf_last;
 	bool drain_active;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
index fd06416521a0..e4dc97f00fc3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
@@ -1371,6 +1371,9 @@ static void vdec_event_change(struct venus_inst *inst,
 	if (inst->bit_depth != ev_data->bit_depth)
 		inst->bit_depth = ev_data->bit_depth;
 
+	if (inst->pic_struct != ev_data->pic_struct)
+		inst->pic_struct = ev_data->pic_struct;
+
 	dev_dbg(dev, VDBGM "event %s sufficient resources (%ux%u)\n",
 		sufficient ? "" : "not", ev_data->width, ev_data->height);
 
@@ -1539,6 +1542,7 @@ static int vdec_open(struct file *file)
 	inst->clk_data.core_id = VIDC_CORE_ID_DEFAULT;
 	inst->core_acquired = false;
 	inst->bit_depth = VIDC_BITDEPTH_8;
+	inst->pic_struct = HFI_INTERLACE_FRAME_PROGRESSIVE;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&inst->reconf_wait);
 	venus_helper_init_instance(inst);