diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_dec.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_dec.c
index 21f3de20c17..21ff1c6b717 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_dec.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_dec.c
@@ -3092,6 +3092,8 @@ struct pipe_video_codec *radeon_create_decoder(struct pipe_context *context,
 
       if (sctx->family == CHIP_MI100 || sctx->family == CHIP_MI200)
          dec->njctx = 2;
+      else if (sctx->family == CHIP_GFX940)
+         dec->njctx = 24;
       else
          dec->njctx = 1;