diff --git a/ext/faad/gstfaad.c b/ext/faad/gstfaad.c
index 4dd73eba8d..30f6dd9f85 100644
--- a/ext/faad/gstfaad.c
+++ b/ext/faad/gstfaad.c
@@ -806,6 +806,8 @@ decode_failed:
   {
     GST_AUDIO_DECODER_ERROR (faad, 1, STREAM, DECODE, (NULL),
         ("decoding error: %s", faacDecGetErrorMessage (info.error)), ret);
+    if (ret == GST_FLOW_OK)
+      gst_audio_decoder_finish_frme (dec, NULL, 1);
     goto out;
   }
 negotiation_failed: