diff --git a/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_video.c b/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_video.c
index 7ec0aca5ccf..c762ae3c01d 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_video.c
+++ b/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_video.c
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ static const struct imgsensor_ops_s g_sim_video_ops =
 
 static const struct imgdata_ops_s g_sim_video_data_ops =
 {
-  .init                   = sim_video_data_init,
-  .uninit                 = sim_video_data_uninit,
-  .validate_buf           = sim_video_data_validate_buf,
-  .set_buf                = sim_video_data_set_buf,
-  .validate_frame_setting = sim_video_data_validate_frame_setting,
-  .start_capture          = sim_video_data_start_capture,
-  .stop_capture           = sim_video_data_stop_capture,
+  .init                     = sim_video_data_init,
+  .uninit                   = sim_video_data_uninit,
+  .validate_buf             = sim_video_data_validate_buf,
+  .set_buf                  = sim_video_data_set_buf,
+  .validate_frame_setting   = sim_video_data_validate_frame_setting,
+  .start_capture            = sim_video_data_start_capture,
+  .stop_capture             = sim_video_data_stop_capture,
 };
 
 static sim_video_priv_t g_sim_video_priv;
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ static int sim_video_data_validate_buf(uint8_t *addr, uint32_t size)
 
 static int sim_video_data_set_buf(uint8_t *addr, uint32_t size)
 {
+  if (sim_video_data_validate_buf(addr, size) < 0)
+    {
+      return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
   g_sim_video_priv.next_buf = addr;
   g_sim_video_priv.buf_size = size;
   return 0;