diff --git a/driver/platform/kalama/src/msm_vidc_kalama.c b/driver/platform/kalama/src/msm_vidc_kalama.c
index ec1ffd6999..a1c272e8a9 100644
--- a/driver/platform/kalama/src/msm_vidc_kalama.c
+++ b/driver/platform/kalama/src/msm_vidc_kalama.c
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #define DEFAULT_BITRATE         20000000
 #define MINIMUM_FPS             1
 #define MAXIMUM_FPS             480
-#define MIN_QP_10BIT            -11
-#define MIN_QP_8BIT             1
 #define MAX_QP                  51
 #define DEFAULT_QP              20
 #define MAX_CONSTANT_QUALITY    100
diff --git a/driver/platform/waipio/src/msm_vidc_waipio.c b/driver/platform/waipio/src/msm_vidc_waipio.c
index 96e6160d38..75a0f89e14 100644
--- a/driver/platform/waipio/src/msm_vidc_waipio.c
+++ b/driver/platform/waipio/src/msm_vidc_waipio.c
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #define DEFAULT_BITRATE         20000000
 #define MINIMUM_FPS             1
 #define MAXIMUM_FPS             480
-#define MIN_QP_10BIT            -11
-#define MIN_QP_8BIT             1
 #define MAX_QP                  51
 #define DEFAULT_QP              20
 #define MAX_CONSTANT_QUALITY    100
diff --git a/driver/vidc/inc/msm_vidc_internal.h b/driver/vidc/inc/msm_vidc_internal.h
index 387b8a9bff..789638edde 100644
--- a/driver/vidc/inc/msm_vidc_internal.h
+++ b/driver/vidc/inc/msm_vidc_internal.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
 #define MAX_SUPPORTED_MIN_QUALITY            70
 #define MIN_CHROMA_QP_OFFSET                -12
 #define MAX_CHROMA_QP_OFFSET                  0
+#define MIN_QP_10BIT                        -11
+#define MIN_QP_8BIT                           1
 #define INVALID_FD                           -1
 
 #define DCVS_WINDOW 16
diff --git a/driver/vidc/src/msm_vidc_control.c b/driver/vidc/src/msm_vidc_control.c
index 481cf30594..86d884ef89 100644
--- a/driver/vidc/src/msm_vidc_control.c
+++ b/driver/vidc/src/msm_vidc_control.c
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 #include "msm_vidc_platform.h"
 
 #define CAP_TO_8BIT_QP(a) {          \
-	if ((a) < 0)                 \
-		(a) = 0;             \
+	if ((a) < MIN_QP_8BIT)                 \
+		(a) = MIN_QP_8BIT;             \
 }
 
 extern struct msm_vidc_core *g_core;