diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_image.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_image.c
index 4921d2d7ea5..29a0ff599b3 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_image.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_image.c
@@ -1075,6 +1075,11 @@ radv_image_create_layout(struct radv_device *device, struct radv_image_create_in
       radv_video_get_profile_alignments(device->physical_device, profile_list, &width_align, &height_align);
       image_info.width = align(image_info.width, width_align);
       image_info.height = align(image_info.height, height_align);
+
+      if (radv_has_uvd(device->physical_device) && image->vk.usage & VK_IMAGE_USAGE_VIDEO_DECODE_DPB_BIT_KHR) {
+         /* UVD and kernel demand a full DPB allocation. */
+         image_info.array_size = MIN2(16, image_info.array_size);
+      }
    }
 
    unsigned plane_count = radv_get_internal_plane_count(device->physical_device, image->vk.format);