diff --git a/driver/platform/waipio/src/msm_vidc_waipio.c b/driver/platform/waipio/src/msm_vidc_waipio.c
index 91f257e4ba..ef648a5d4f 100644
--- a/driver/platform/waipio/src/msm_vidc_waipio.c
+++ b/driver/platform/waipio/src/msm_vidc_waipio.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static struct msm_platform_inst_capability instance_data_waipio[] = {
 		CAP_FLAG_ROOT | CAP_FLAG_OUTPUT_PORT |
 			CAP_FLAG_INPUT_PORT | CAP_FLAG_DYNAMIC_ALLOWED,
 		{0},
-		{BLUR_TYPES},
+		{0},
 		NULL, msm_vidc_set_flip},
 
 	{VFLIP, ENC, CODECS_ALL,
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static struct msm_platform_inst_capability instance_data_waipio[] = {
 		HFI_PROP_ROTATION,
 		CAP_FLAG_ROOT | CAP_FLAG_OUTPUT_PORT,
 		{0},
-		{BLUR_TYPES},
+		{0},
 		NULL, msm_vidc_set_rotation},
 
 	{SUPER_FRAME, ENC, H264|HEVC,
@@ -448,8 +448,7 @@ static struct msm_platform_inst_capability instance_data_waipio[] = {
 		V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDC_VIDEO_BLUR_TYPES,
 		HFI_PROP_BLUR_TYPES,
 		CAP_FLAG_OUTPUT_PORT | CAP_FLAG_DYNAMIC_ALLOWED,
-		{PIX_FMTS, ROTATION, HFLIP, BITRATE_MODE,
-			CONTENT_ADAPTIVE_CODING},
+		{PIX_FMTS, BITRATE_MODE, CONTENT_ADAPTIVE_CODING},
 		{BLUR_RESOLUTION},
 		msm_vidc_adjust_blur_type, msm_vidc_set_blur_type},
 
diff --git a/driver/variant/iris2/inc/hfi_buffer_iris2.h b/driver/variant/iris2/inc/hfi_buffer_iris2.h
index 524d76b2f8..cdfd6103b3 100644
--- a/driver/variant/iris2/inc/hfi_buffer_iris2.h
+++ b/driver/variant/iris2/inc/hfi_buffer_iris2.h
@@ -1520,11 +1520,11 @@ _yuv_bufcount_min, is_opb, num_vpp_pipes)           \
 		HFI_BUFFER_DPB_ENC(_size, frame_width, frame_height, is_ten_bit); \
 	} while (0)
 
-#define HFI_BUFFER_VPSS_ENC(vpss_size, dswidth, dsheight, ds_enable, is_ten_bit) \
+#define HFI_BUFFER_VPSS_ENC(vpss_size, dswidth, dsheight, ds_enable, blur, is_ten_bit) \
 	do \
 	{ \
 		vpss_size = 0; \
-		if (ds_enable) \
+		if (ds_enable || blur) \
 		{ \
 			HFI_BUFFER_DPB_ENC(vpss_size, dswidth, dsheight, is_ten_bit); \
 		} \
diff --git a/driver/variant/iris2/src/msm_vidc_buffer_iris2.c b/driver/variant/iris2/src/msm_vidc_buffer_iris2.c
index 9219cc16cb..bdbe7facdf 100644
--- a/driver/variant/iris2/src/msm_vidc_buffer_iris2.c
+++ b/driver/variant/iris2/src/msm_vidc_buffer_iris2.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static u32 msm_vidc_encoder_arp_size_iris2(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst)
 static u32 msm_vidc_encoder_vpss_size_iris2(struct msm_vidc_inst* inst)
 {
 	u32 size = 0;
-	bool ds_enable = false, is_tenbit = false;
+	bool ds_enable = false, is_tenbit = false, blur = false;
 	u32 rotation_val = HFI_ROTATION_NONE;
 	u32 width, height, driver_colorfmt;
 	struct v4l2_format* f;
@@ -472,8 +472,10 @@ static u32 msm_vidc_encoder_vpss_size_iris2(struct msm_vidc_inst* inst)
 	driver_colorfmt = v4l2_colorformat_to_driver(
 			f->fmt.pix_mp.pixelformat, __func__);
 	is_tenbit = is_10bit_colorformat(driver_colorfmt);
+	if (inst->capabilities->cap[BLUR_TYPES].value != VIDC_BLUR_NONE)
+		blur = true;
 
-	HFI_BUFFER_VPSS_ENC(size, width, height, ds_enable, is_tenbit);
+	HFI_BUFFER_VPSS_ENC(size, width, height, ds_enable, blur, is_tenbit);
 	i_vpr_l(inst, "%s: size %d\n", __func__, size);
 	return size;
 }
diff --git a/driver/vidc/src/msm_vidc_control.c b/driver/vidc/src/msm_vidc_control.c
index 9cd5814ab4..d7c3913a9d 100644
--- a/driver/vidc/src/msm_vidc_control.c
+++ b/driver/vidc/src/msm_vidc_control.c
@@ -1781,7 +1781,7 @@ int msm_vidc_adjust_blur_type(void *instance, struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 	struct msm_vidc_inst_capability *capability;
 	s32 adjusted_value;
 	struct msm_vidc_inst *inst = (struct msm_vidc_inst *) instance;
-	s32 rc_type = -1, rotation = -1, hflip = -1, vflip = -1, cac = -1;
+	s32 rc_type = -1, cac = -1;
 	s32 pix_fmts = -1;
 
 	if (!inst || !inst->capabilities) {
@@ -1801,25 +1801,18 @@ int msm_vidc_adjust_blur_type(void *instance, struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 
 	if (msm_vidc_get_parent_value(inst, BLUR_TYPES, BITRATE_MODE,
 		&rc_type, __func__) ||
-		msm_vidc_get_parent_value(inst, BLUR_TYPES, ROTATION,
-		&rotation, __func__) ||
 		msm_vidc_get_parent_value(inst, BLUR_TYPES,
 		CONTENT_ADAPTIVE_CODING, &cac, __func__) ||
-		msm_vidc_get_parent_value(inst, BLUR_TYPES, HFLIP,
-		&hflip, __func__) ||
 		msm_vidc_get_parent_value(inst, BLUR_TYPES, PIX_FMTS,
 		&pix_fmts, __func__))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	vflip = capability->cap[VFLIP].value;
-
 	if (adjusted_value == VIDC_BLUR_EXTERNAL) {
-		if (rotation || hflip || vflip || is_scaling_enabled(inst)) {
+		if (is_scaling_enabled(inst)) {
 			adjusted_value = VIDC_BLUR_NONE;
 		}
 	} else if (adjusted_value == VIDC_BLUR_ADAPTIVE) {
-		if (rotation || hflip || vflip || is_scaling_enabled(inst) ||
-			(rc_type != HFI_RC_VBR_CFR) ||
+		if (is_scaling_enabled(inst) || (rc_type != HFI_RC_VBR_CFR) ||
 			!cac || is_10bit_colorformat(pix_fmts)) {
 			adjusted_value = VIDC_BLUR_NONE;
 		}