diff --git a/components/V4L2Decoder.cpp b/components/V4L2Decoder.cpp
index a9a52d86cedbf63a29ff6bc9b914531554c9323a..ab2942199f5415d91cb8ae4d9fd563e4535d699c 100644
--- a/components/V4L2Decoder.cpp
+++ b/components/V4L2Decoder.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,10 @@ bool V4L2Decoder::setupInputFormat(const uint32_t inputPixelFormat, const size_t
     }
 
     // Setup the input format.
-    auto format = mInputQueue->setFormat(inputPixelFormat, ui::Size(), inputBufferSize, 0);
+    // HACK: By default, the wave5 driver picks up the maximum available resolution
+    // [ 1047.307387][ T3573] wave5_update_pix_fmt 8192x4320 sizeimage: 53084160
+    // This cannot be allocated in the kernel, so hard-code a 1080p size instead.
+    auto format = mInputQueue->setFormat(inputPixelFormat, ui::Size(1920, 1080), inputBufferSize, 0);
     if (!format) {
         ALOGE("Failed to call IOCTL to set input format.");
         return false;