diff --git a/video/closedcaption/src/transcriberbin/imp.rs b/video/closedcaption/src/transcriberbin/imp.rs
index 997c9451..2b7096e8 100644
--- a/video/closedcaption/src/transcriberbin/imp.rs
+++ b/video/closedcaption/src/transcriberbin/imp.rs
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ impl ElementImpl for TranscriberBin {
                         self.setup_transcription(state);
                     }
                 } else {
+                    drop(state);
                     gst::element_imp_error!(
                         self,
                         gst::StreamError::Failed,