diff --git a/omx/gstomxh263enc.c b/omx/gstomxh263enc.c
index 2fea91e2b3..e3c1a9913b 100644
--- a/omx/gstomxh263enc.c
+++ b/omx/gstomxh263enc.c
@@ -197,13 +197,13 @@ gst_omx_h263_enc_set_format (GstOMXVideoEnc * enc, GstOMXPort * port,
   return TRUE;
 
 unsupported_profile:
-  gst_caps_unref (peercaps);
   GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Unsupported profile %u", profile_id);
+  gst_caps_unref (peercaps);
   return FALSE;
 
 unsupported_level:
-  gst_caps_unref (peercaps);
   GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Unsupported level %u", level_id);
+  gst_caps_unref (peercaps);
   return FALSE;
 }
 
diff --git a/omx/gstomxh264enc.c b/omx/gstomxh264enc.c
index 75f7897639..9adac04236 100644
--- a/omx/gstomxh264enc.c
+++ b/omx/gstomxh264enc.c
@@ -200,13 +200,13 @@ gst_omx_h264_enc_set_format (GstOMXVideoEnc * enc, GstOMXPort * port,
   return TRUE;
 
 unsupported_profile:
-  gst_caps_unref (peercaps);
   GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Unsupported profile %s", profile_string);
+  gst_caps_unref (peercaps);
   return FALSE;
 
 unsupported_level:
-  gst_caps_unref (peercaps);
   GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Unsupported level %s", level_string);
+  gst_caps_unref (peercaps);
   return FALSE;
 }
 
diff --git a/omx/gstomxmpeg4videoenc.c b/omx/gstomxmpeg4videoenc.c
index 14dfc349da..15b8ce724f 100644
--- a/omx/gstomxmpeg4videoenc.c
+++ b/omx/gstomxmpeg4videoenc.c
@@ -207,13 +207,13 @@ gst_omx_mpeg4_video_enc_set_format (GstOMXVideoEnc * enc, GstOMXPort * port,
   return TRUE;
 
 unsupported_profile:
-  gst_caps_unref (intersection);
   GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Unsupported profile %s", profile_string);
+  gst_caps_unref (intersection);
   return FALSE;
 
 unsupported_level:
-  gst_caps_unref (intersection);
   GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Unsupported level %s", level_string);
+  gst_caps_unref (intersection);
   return FALSE;
 }