diff --git a/drivers/video/tegra/host/nvdla/nvdla.h b/drivers/video/tegra/host/nvdla/nvdla.h
index d5aab6a2..519a9a58 100644
--- a/drivers/video/tegra/host/nvdla/nvdla.h
+++ b/drivers/video/tegra/host/nvdla/nvdla.h
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
  */
 #define MAX_NVDLA_QUEUE_COUNT	16
 
+/**
+ * Maximum number of tasks per queue
+ */
+#define MAX_NVDLA_TASK_COUNT	32
+
 /**
  * Trace Buffer Size
  */
diff --git a/drivers/video/tegra/host/nvdla/nvdla_ioctl.c b/drivers/video/tegra/host/nvdla/nvdla_ioctl.c
index 4643a98c..0fc7d230 100644
--- a/drivers/video/tegra/host/nvdla/nvdla_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/tegra/host/nvdla/nvdla_ioctl.c
@@ -332,7 +332,8 @@ static int nvdla_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		goto err_alloc_buffer;
 	}
 
-	priv->queue = nvhost_queue_alloc(nvdla_dev->pool);
+	priv->queue = nvhost_queue_alloc(nvdla_dev->pool,
+					MAX_NVDLA_TASK_COUNT);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->queue)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(priv->queue);
 		goto err_alloc_queue;