diff --git a/automotive/evs/1.1/vts/functional/VtsHalEvsV1_1TargetTest.cpp b/automotive/evs/1.1/vts/functional/VtsHalEvsV1_1TargetTest.cpp
index 6a386c3080..8b68fd6f0a 100644
--- a/automotive/evs/1.1/vts/functional/VtsHalEvsV1_1TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/automotive/evs/1.1/vts/functional/VtsHalEvsV1_1TargetTest.cpp
@@ -2262,6 +2262,7 @@ TEST_P(EvsHidlTest, CameraStreamExternalBuffering) {
 
     // Allocate buffers to use
     hidl_vec<BufferDesc> buffers;
+    buffers.resize(kBuffersToHold);
     for (auto i = 0; i < kBuffersToHold; ++i) {
         unsigned pixelsPerLine;
         buffer_handle_t memHandle = nullptr;