diff --git a/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/common/media_hidl_test_common.cpp b/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/common/media_hidl_test_common.cpp
index a890c4f487..863731aa2a 100755
--- a/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/common/media_hidl_test_common.cpp
+++ b/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/common/media_hidl_test_common.cpp
@@ -560,9 +560,6 @@ void testEOS(sp<IOmxNode> omxNode, sp<CodecObserver> observer,
                     // something unexpected happened
                     EXPECT_TRUE(false);
                 }
-            } else if (msg.data.eventData.event == OMX_EventBufferFlag) {
-                // soft omx components donot send this, we will just ignore it
-                // for now
             } else {
                 // something unexpected happened
                 EXPECT_TRUE(false);
diff --git a/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/common/media_hidl_test_common.h b/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/common/media_hidl_test_common.h
index 802f4d6075..b3ca92cd06 100644
--- a/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/common/media_hidl_test_common.h
+++ b/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/common/media_hidl_test_common.h
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ struct CodecObserver : public IOmxObserver {
                     android::hardware::media::omx::V1_0::Message::Type::EVENT) {
                     *msg = *it;
                     msgQueue.erase(it);
+                    // OMX_EventBufferFlag event is sent when the component has
+                    // processed a buffer with its EOS flag set. This event is
+                    // not sent by soft omx components. Vendor components can
+                    // send this. From IOMX point of view, we will ignore this
+                    // event.
+                    if (msg->data.eventData.event == OMX_EventBufferFlag) break;
                     return ::android::hardware::media::omx::V1_0::Status::OK;
                 } else if (it->type == android::hardware::media::omx::V1_0::
                                            Message::Type::FILL_BUFFER_DONE) {
diff --git a/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/video/VtsHalMediaOmxV1_0TargetVideoDecTest.cpp b/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/video/VtsHalMediaOmxV1_0TargetVideoDecTest.cpp
index a9c29c736a..16ba745eb1 100644
--- a/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/video/VtsHalMediaOmxV1_0TargetVideoDecTest.cpp
+++ b/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/video/VtsHalMediaOmxV1_0TargetVideoDecTest.cpp
@@ -587,9 +587,6 @@ void portReconfiguration(sp<IOmxNode> omxNode, sp<CodecObserver> observer,
         std::cout << "[          ] Warning ! OMX_EventError/ "
                      "Decode Frame Call might be failed \n";
         return;
-    } else if (msg.data.eventData.event == OMX_EventBufferFlag) {
-        // soft omx components donot send this, we will just ignore it
-        // for now
     } else {
         // something unexpected happened
         ASSERT_TRUE(false);