diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.h b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.h
index 3bc094eb497f..d2b697a9ded2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.h
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ struct cedrus_dec_ops {
 	void (*irq_clear)(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx);
 	void (*irq_disable)(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx);
 	enum cedrus_irq_status (*irq_status)(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx);
-	void (*setup)(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx, struct cedrus_run *run);
+	int (*setup)(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx, struct cedrus_run *run);
 	int (*start)(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx);
 	void (*stop)(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx);
 	void (*trigger)(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_dec.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_dec.c
index aabe6253078e..b0944abaacbd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_dec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_dec.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ void cedrus_device_run(void *priv)
 	struct cedrus_dev *dev = ctx->dev;
 	struct cedrus_run run = {};
 	struct media_request *src_req;
+	int error;
 
 	run.src = v4l2_m2m_next_src_buf(ctx->fh.m2m_ctx);
 	run.dst = v4l2_m2m_next_dst_buf(ctx->fh.m2m_ctx);
@@ -89,16 +90,26 @@ void cedrus_device_run(void *priv)
 
 	cedrus_dst_format_set(dev, &ctx->dst_fmt);
 
-	dev->dec_ops[ctx->current_codec]->setup(ctx, &run);
+	error = dev->dec_ops[ctx->current_codec]->setup(ctx, &run);
+	if (error)
+		v4l2_err(&ctx->dev->v4l2_dev,
+			 "Failed to setup decoding job: %d\n", error);
 
 	/* Complete request(s) controls if needed. */
 
 	if (src_req)
 		v4l2_ctrl_request_complete(src_req, &ctx->hdl);
 
-	dev->dec_ops[ctx->current_codec]->trigger(ctx);
+	/* Trigger decoding if setup went well, bail out otherwise. */
+	if (!error) {
+		dev->dec_ops[ctx->current_codec]->trigger(ctx);
 
-	/* Start the watchdog timer. */
-	schedule_delayed_work(&dev->watchdog_work,
-			      msecs_to_jiffies(2000));
+		/* Start the watchdog timer. */
+		schedule_delayed_work(&dev->watchdog_work,
+				      msecs_to_jiffies(2000));
+	} else {
+		v4l2_m2m_buf_done_and_job_finish(ctx->dev->m2m_dev,
+						 ctx->fh.m2m_ctx,
+						 VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h264.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h264.c
index d8fb93035470..c345e67ba9bc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h264.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h264.c
@@ -493,8 +493,7 @@ static void cedrus_h264_irq_disable(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx)
 		     reg & ~VE_H264_CTRL_INT_MASK);
 }
 
-static void cedrus_h264_setup(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
-			      struct cedrus_run *run)
+static int cedrus_h264_setup(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx, struct cedrus_run *run)
 {
 	struct cedrus_dev *dev = ctx->dev;
 
@@ -510,6 +509,8 @@ static void cedrus_h264_setup(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
 	cedrus_write_frame_list(ctx, run);
 
 	cedrus_set_params(ctx, run);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int cedrus_h264_start(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h265.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h265.c
index 46119912c387..cfde4ccf6011 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h265.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h265.c
@@ -326,8 +326,7 @@ static int cedrus_h265_is_low_delay(struct cedrus_run *run)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void cedrus_h265_setup(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
-			      struct cedrus_run *run)
+static int cedrus_h265_setup(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx, struct cedrus_run *run)
 {
 	struct cedrus_dev *dev = ctx->dev;
 	const struct v4l2_ctrl_hevc_sps *sps;
@@ -385,8 +384,7 @@ static void cedrus_h265_setup(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
 					GFP_KERNEL, DMA_ATTR_NO_KERNEL_MAPPING);
 		if (!ctx->codec.h265.mv_col_buf) {
 			ctx->codec.h265.mv_col_buf_size = 0;
-			// TODO: Abort the process here.
-			return;
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -703,6 +701,8 @@ static void cedrus_h265_setup(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
 
 	/* Enable appropriate interruptions. */
 	cedrus_write(dev, VE_DEC_H265_CTRL, VE_DEC_H265_CTRL_IRQ_MASK);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int cedrus_h265_start(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_mpeg2.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_mpeg2.c
index 5dad2f296c6d..4cfc4a3c8a7f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_mpeg2.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_mpeg2.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static void cedrus_mpeg2_irq_disable(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx)
 	cedrus_write(dev, VE_DEC_MPEG_CTRL, reg);
 }
 
-static void cedrus_mpeg2_setup(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx, struct cedrus_run *run)
+static int cedrus_mpeg2_setup(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx, struct cedrus_run *run)
 {
 	const struct v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_sequence *seq;
 	const struct v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_picture *pic;
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ static void cedrus_mpeg2_setup(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx, struct cedrus_run *run)
 	      VE_DEC_MPEG_CTRL_MC_CACHE_EN;
 
 	cedrus_write(dev, VE_DEC_MPEG_CTRL, reg);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void cedrus_mpeg2_trigger(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_vp8.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_vp8.c
index f4016684b32d..3f750d1795b6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_vp8.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_vp8.c
@@ -651,8 +651,7 @@ static void cedrus_vp8_irq_disable(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx)
 		     reg & ~VE_H264_CTRL_INT_MASK);
 }
 
-static void cedrus_vp8_setup(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
-			     struct cedrus_run *run)
+static int cedrus_vp8_setup(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx, struct cedrus_run *run)
 {
 	const struct v4l2_ctrl_vp8_frame *slice = run->vp8.frame_params;
 	struct vb2_queue *cap_q = &ctx->fh.m2m_ctx->cap_q_ctx.q;
@@ -855,6 +854,8 @@ static void cedrus_vp8_setup(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
 		ctx->codec.vp8.last_sharpness_level =
 			slice->lf.sharpness_level;
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int cedrus_vp8_start(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx)