diff --git a/proprietary/wvm/WVMMediaSource.cpp b/proprietary/wvm/WVMMediaSource.cpp
index 42a6bdd1..a806c30a 100644
--- a/proprietary/wvm/WVMMediaSource.cpp
+++ b/proprietary/wvm/WVMMediaSource.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ status_t WVMMediaSource::start(MetaData *)
 
 #ifndef REQUIRE_SECURE_BUFFERS
         allocBufferGroup();
+#else
+        if (mIsLiveStream) {
+            allocBufferGroup();
+        }
 #endif
     } else {
         // audio