diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
index 47dba2a20d73..968b7c0e7934 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
@@ -654,9 +654,9 @@ static bool __buffers_in_use(struct vb2_queue *q)
 	return false;
 }
 
-void vb2_core_querybuf(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int index, void *pb)
+void vb2_core_querybuf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct vb2_buffer *vb, void *pb)
 {
-	call_void_bufop(q, fill_user_buffer, q->bufs[index], pb);
+	call_void_bufop(q, fill_user_buffer, vb, pb);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_core_querybuf);
 
@@ -1490,9 +1490,6 @@ static void vb2_req_unprepare(struct media_request_object *obj)
 	WARN_ON(!vb->req_obj.req);
 }
 
-int vb2_core_qbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int index, void *pb,
-		  struct media_request *req);
-
 static void vb2_req_queue(struct media_request_object *obj)
 {
 	struct vb2_buffer *vb = container_of(obj, struct vb2_buffer, req_obj);
@@ -1507,7 +1504,7 @@ static void vb2_req_queue(struct media_request_object *obj)
 	 * set. We just ignore that, and expect this will be caught the
 	 * next time vb2_req_prepare() is called.
 	 */
-	err = vb2_core_qbuf(vb->vb2_queue, vb->index, NULL, NULL);
+	err = vb2_core_qbuf(vb->vb2_queue, vb, NULL, NULL);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(err && err != -EIO);
 	mutex_unlock(vb->vb2_queue->lock);
 }
@@ -1562,12 +1559,10 @@ unsigned int vb2_request_buffer_cnt(struct media_request *req)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_request_buffer_cnt);
 
-int vb2_core_prepare_buf(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int index, void *pb)
+int vb2_core_prepare_buf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct vb2_buffer *vb, void *pb)
 {
-	struct vb2_buffer *vb;
 	int ret;
 
-	vb = q->bufs[index];
 	if (vb->state != VB2_BUF_STATE_DEQUEUED) {
 		dprintk(q, 1, "invalid buffer state %s\n",
 			vb2_state_name(vb->state));
@@ -1654,10 +1649,9 @@ static int vb2_start_streaming(struct vb2_queue *q)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int vb2_core_qbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int index, void *pb,
+int vb2_core_qbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct vb2_buffer *vb, void *pb,
 		  struct media_request *req)
 {
-	struct vb2_buffer *vb;
 	enum vb2_buffer_state orig_state;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1666,8 +1660,6 @@ int vb2_core_qbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int index, void *pb,
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	vb = q->bufs[index];
-
 	if (!req && vb->state != VB2_BUF_STATE_IN_REQUEST &&
 	    q->requires_requests) {
 		dprintk(q, 1, "qbuf requires a request\n");
@@ -2240,9 +2232,8 @@ static int __find_plane_by_offset(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned long offset,
 }
 
 int vb2_core_expbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, int *fd, unsigned int type,
-		unsigned int index, unsigned int plane, unsigned int flags)
+		    struct vb2_buffer *vb, unsigned int plane, unsigned int flags)
 {
-	struct vb2_buffer *vb = NULL;
 	struct vb2_plane *vb_plane;
 	int ret;
 	struct dma_buf *dbuf;
@@ -2267,13 +2258,6 @@ int vb2_core_expbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, int *fd, unsigned int type,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (index >= q->num_buffers) {
-		dprintk(q, 1, "buffer index out of range\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	vb = q->bufs[index];
-
 	if (plane >= vb->num_planes) {
 		dprintk(q, 1, "buffer plane out of range\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2292,20 +2276,20 @@ int vb2_core_expbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, int *fd, unsigned int type,
 			      flags & O_ACCMODE);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dbuf)) {
 		dprintk(q, 1, "failed to export buffer %d, plane %d\n",
-			index, plane);
+			vb->index, plane);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	ret = dma_buf_fd(dbuf, flags & ~O_ACCMODE);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dprintk(q, 3, "buffer %d, plane %d failed to export (%d)\n",
-			index, plane, ret);
+			vb->index, plane, ret);
 		dma_buf_put(dbuf);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	dprintk(q, 3, "buffer %d, plane %d exported as %d descriptor\n",
-		index, plane, ret);
+		vb->index, plane, ret);
 	*fd = ret;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2710,7 +2694,7 @@ static int __vb2_init_fileio(struct vb2_queue *q, int read)
 		 * Queue all buffers.
 		 */
 		for (i = 0; i < q->num_buffers; i++) {
-			ret = vb2_core_qbuf(q, i, NULL, NULL);
+			ret = vb2_core_qbuf(q, q->bufs[i], NULL, NULL);
 			if (ret)
 				goto err_reqbufs;
 			fileio->bufs[i].queued = 1;
@@ -2895,7 +2879,7 @@ static size_t __vb2_perform_fileio(struct vb2_queue *q, char __user *data, size_
 
 		if (copy_timestamp)
 			b->timestamp = ktime_get_ns();
-		ret = vb2_core_qbuf(q, index, NULL, NULL);
+		ret = vb2_core_qbuf(q, b, NULL, NULL);
 		dprintk(q, 5, "vb2_qbuf result: %d\n", ret);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
@@ -2998,7 +2982,7 @@ static int vb2_thread(void *data)
 		if (copy_timestamp)
 			vb->timestamp = ktime_get_ns();
 		if (!threadio->stop)
-			ret = vb2_core_qbuf(q, vb->index, NULL, NULL);
+			ret = vb2_core_qbuf(q, vb, NULL, NULL);
 		call_void_qop(q, wait_prepare, q);
 		if (ret || threadio->stop)
 			break;
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
index c7a54d82a55e..697c8a9f98cd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ int vb2_querybuf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_buffer *b)
 	vb = q->bufs[b->index];
 	ret = __verify_planes_array(vb, b);
 	if (!ret)
-		vb2_core_querybuf(q, b->index, b);
+		vb2_core_querybuf(q, vb, b);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vb2_querybuf);
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_reqbufs);
 int vb2_prepare_buf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct media_device *mdev,
 		    struct v4l2_buffer *b)
 {
+	struct vb2_buffer *vb;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (vb2_fileio_is_active(q)) {
@@ -733,9 +734,15 @@ int vb2_prepare_buf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct media_device *mdev,
 	if (b->flags & V4L2_BUF_FLAG_REQUEST_FD)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (b->index >= q->num_buffers) {
+		dprintk(q, 1, "buffer index out of range\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	vb = q->bufs[b->index];
+
 	ret = vb2_queue_or_prepare_buf(q, mdev, b, true, NULL);
 
-	return ret ? ret : vb2_core_prepare_buf(q, b->index, b);
+	return ret ? ret : vb2_core_prepare_buf(q, vb, b);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_prepare_buf);
 
@@ -803,6 +810,7 @@ int vb2_qbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct media_device *mdev,
 	     struct v4l2_buffer *b)
 {
 	struct media_request *req = NULL;
+	struct vb2_buffer *vb;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (vb2_fileio_is_active(q)) {
@@ -810,10 +818,16 @@ int vb2_qbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct media_device *mdev,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
+	if (b->index >= q->num_buffers) {
+		dprintk(q, 1, "buffer index out of range\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	vb = q->bufs[b->index];
+
 	ret = vb2_queue_or_prepare_buf(q, mdev, b, false, &req);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	ret = vb2_core_qbuf(q, b->index, b, req);
+	ret = vb2_core_qbuf(q, vb, b, req);
 	if (req)
 		media_request_put(req);
 	return ret;
@@ -873,7 +887,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_streamoff);
 
 int vb2_expbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_exportbuffer *eb)
 {
-	return vb2_core_expbuf(q, &eb->fd, eb->type, eb->index,
+	struct vb2_buffer *vb;
+
+	if (eb->index >= q->num_buffers) {
+		dprintk(q, 1, "buffer index out of range\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	vb = q->bufs[eb->index];
+
+	return vb2_core_expbuf(q, &eb->fd, eb->type, vb,
 				eb->plane, eb->flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_expbuf);
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_vb2.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_vb2.c
index 909df82fed33..b322ef179f05 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_vb2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_vb2.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ int dvb_vb2_querybuf(struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx, struct dmx_buffer *b)
 		dprintk(1, "[%s] buffer index out of range\n", ctx->name);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	vb2_core_querybuf(&ctx->vb_q, b->index, b);
+	vb2_core_querybuf(&ctx->vb_q, q->bufs[b->index], b);
 	dprintk(3, "[%s] index=%d\n", ctx->name, b->index);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ int dvb_vb2_expbuf(struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx, struct dmx_exportbuffer *exp)
 	struct vb2_queue *q = &ctx->vb_q;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = vb2_core_expbuf(&ctx->vb_q, &exp->fd, q->type, exp->index,
+	ret = vb2_core_expbuf(&ctx->vb_q, &exp->fd, q->type, q->bufs[exp->index],
 			      0, exp->flags);
 	if (ret) {
 		dprintk(1, "[%s] index=%d errno=%d\n", ctx->name,
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ int dvb_vb2_qbuf(struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx, struct dmx_buffer *b)
 		dprintk(1, "[%s] buffer index out of range\n", ctx->name);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	ret = vb2_core_qbuf(&ctx->vb_q, b->index, b, NULL);
+	ret = vb2_core_qbuf(&ctx->vb_q, q->bufs[b->index], b, NULL);
 	if (ret) {
 		dprintk(1, "[%s] index=%d errno=%d\n", ctx->name,
 			b->index, ret);
diff --git a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
index 4b6a9d2ea372..cd3ff1cd759d 100644
--- a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
+++ b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ int vb2_wait_for_all_buffers(struct vb2_queue *q);
 /**
  * vb2_core_querybuf() - query video buffer information.
  * @q:		pointer to &struct vb2_queue with videobuf2 queue.
- * @index:	id number of the buffer.
+ * @vb:		pointer to struct &vb2_buffer.
  * @pb:		buffer struct passed from userspace.
  *
  * Videobuf2 core helper to implement VIDIOC_QUERYBUF() operation. It is called
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ int vb2_wait_for_all_buffers(struct vb2_queue *q);
  *
  * Return: returns zero on success; an error code otherwise.
  */
-void vb2_core_querybuf(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int index, void *pb);
+void vb2_core_querybuf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct vb2_buffer *vb, void *pb);
 
 /**
  * vb2_core_reqbufs() - Initiate streaming.
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ int vb2_core_create_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
  * vb2_core_prepare_buf() - Pass ownership of a buffer from userspace
  *			to the kernel.
  * @q:		pointer to &struct vb2_queue with videobuf2 queue.
- * @index:	id number of the buffer.
+ * @vb:		pointer to struct &vb2_buffer.
  * @pb:		buffer structure passed from userspace to
  *		&v4l2_ioctl_ops->vidioc_prepare_buf handler in driver.
  *
@@ -839,13 +839,13 @@ int vb2_core_create_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
  *
  * Return: returns zero on success; an error code otherwise.
  */
-int vb2_core_prepare_buf(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int index, void *pb);
+int vb2_core_prepare_buf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct vb2_buffer *vb, void *pb);
 
 /**
  * vb2_core_qbuf() - Queue a buffer from userspace
  *
  * @q:		pointer to &struct vb2_queue with videobuf2 queue.
- * @index:	id number of the buffer
+ * @vb:		pointer to struct &vb2_buffer.
  * @pb:		buffer structure passed from userspace to
  *		v4l2_ioctl_ops->vidioc_qbuf handler in driver
  * @req:	pointer to &struct media_request, may be NULL.
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ int vb2_core_prepare_buf(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int index, void *pb);
  *
  * Return: returns zero on success; an error code otherwise.
  */
-int vb2_core_qbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int index, void *pb,
+int vb2_core_qbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct vb2_buffer *vb, void *pb,
 		  struct media_request *req);
 
 /**
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ int vb2_core_streamoff(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int type);
  * @fd:		pointer to the file descriptor associated with DMABUF
  *		(set by driver).
  * @type:	buffer type.
- * @index:	id number of the buffer.
+ * @vb:		pointer to struct &vb2_buffer.
  * @plane:	index of the plane to be exported, 0 for single plane queues
  * @flags:	file flags for newly created file, as defined at
  *		include/uapi/asm-generic/fcntl.h.
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ int vb2_core_streamoff(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int type);
  * Return: returns zero on success; an error code otherwise.
  */
 int vb2_core_expbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, int *fd, unsigned int type,
-		unsigned int index, unsigned int plane, unsigned int flags);
+		    struct vb2_buffer *vb, unsigned int plane, unsigned int flags);
 
 /**
  * vb2_core_queue_init() - initialize a videobuf2 queue
