diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/EffectContext.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/EffectContext.cpp
index 2e1291822a..4f226c4bf6 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/EffectContext.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/EffectContext.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ EffectContext::EffectContext(size_t statusDepth, const Parameter::Common& common
     ::android::status_t status =
             EventFlag::createEventFlag(mStatusMQ->getEventFlagWord(), &mEfGroup);
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(status != ::android::OK || !mEfGroup, " create EventFlagGroup failed ");
-    mWorkBuffer.reserve(std::max(inBufferSizeInFloat, outBufferSizeInFloat));
+    mWorkBuffer.resize(std::max(inBufferSizeInFloat, outBufferSizeInFloat));
 }
 
 // reset buffer status by abandon input data in FMQ
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ float* EffectContext::getWorkBuffer() {
     return static_cast<float*>(mWorkBuffer.data());
 }
 
+size_t EffectContext::getWorkBufferSize() const {
+    return mWorkBuffer.size();
+}
+
 std::shared_ptr<EffectContext::StatusMQ> EffectContext::getStatusFmq() const {
     return mStatusMQ;
 }
@@ -206,6 +210,8 @@ RetCode EffectContext::updateIOFrameSize(const Parameter::Common& common) {
     mInputFrameSize = iFrameSize;
     mOutputFrameSize = oFrameSize;
     if (needUpdateMq) {
+        mWorkBuffer.resize(std::max(common.input.frameCount * mInputFrameSize / sizeof(float),
+                                    common.output.frameCount * mOutputFrameSize / sizeof(float)));
         return notifyDataMqUpdate();
     }
     return RetCode::SUCCESS;
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/EffectImpl.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/EffectImpl.cpp
index b76269aa52..c29bf79945 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/EffectImpl.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/EffectImpl.cpp
@@ -327,7 +327,9 @@ void EffectImpl::process() {
             return;
         }
 
-        auto processSamples = inputMQ->availableToRead();
+        assert(mImplContext->getWorkBufferSize() >=
+               std::max(inputMQ->availableToRead(), outputMQ->availableToWrite()));
+        auto processSamples = std::min(inputMQ->availableToRead(), outputMQ->availableToWrite());
         if (processSamples) {
             inputMQ->read(buffer, processSamples);
             IEffect::Status status = effectProcessImpl(buffer, buffer, processSamples);
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/include/effect-impl/EffectContext.h b/audio/aidl/default/include/effect-impl/EffectContext.h
index 24f3b5dcf2..b3d730df17 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/include/effect-impl/EffectContext.h
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/include/effect-impl/EffectContext.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class EffectContext {
     std::shared_ptr<DataMQ> getOutputDataFmq() const;
 
     float* getWorkBuffer();
+    size_t getWorkBufferSize() const;
 
     // reset buffer status by abandon input data in FMQ
     void resetBuffer();