diff --git a/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_buffer_calculations.c b/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_buffer_calculations.c
index 7ef355510144..abe4a8ebb4d7 100644
--- a/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_buffer_calculations.c
+++ b/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_buffer_calculations.c
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ int msm_vidc_get_num_ref_frames(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst)
 		num_ref = num_ref + ltr_count;
 
 	layer_ctrl = get_ctrl(inst,
-		V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_HIER_CODING_LAYER);
+		V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDC_VIDEO_HEVC_MAX_HIER_CODING_LAYER);
 	num_hp_layers = layer_ctrl->val;
 	codec = get_v4l2_codec(inst);
 	if (num_hp_layers > 0) {