diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstaggregator.c b/libs/gst/base/gstaggregator.c
index 28bbdeb624..e9056e3525 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstaggregator.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstaggregator.c
@@ -161,18 +161,19 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (aggregator_debug);
 
 struct _GstAggregatorPadPrivate
 {
+  /* To always be used atomically */
+  gboolean flushing;
+
+  /* Following fields are protected by the PAD_LOCK */
   gboolean pending_flush_start;
   gboolean pending_flush_stop;
   gboolean pending_eos;
-  gboolean flushing;
 
-  /* Protected by the pad lock */
   GstBuffer *buffer;
   gboolean eos;
 
   GMutex lock;
   GCond event_cond;
-
   GMutex stream_lock;
 };
 
@@ -687,7 +688,13 @@ gst_aggregator_start (GstAggregator * self)
 static gboolean
 _check_pending_flush_stop (GstAggregatorPad * pad)
 {
-  return (!pad->priv->pending_flush_stop && !pad->priv->pending_flush_start);
+  gboolean res;
+
+  PAD_LOCK (pad);
+  res = (!pad->priv->pending_flush_stop && !pad->priv->pending_flush_start);
+  PAD_UNLOCK (pad);
+
+  return res;
 }
 
 static gboolean
@@ -775,12 +782,16 @@ gst_aggregator_flush_start (GstAggregator * self, GstAggregatorPad * aggpad,
   /*  Remove pad buffer and wake up the streaming thread */
   tmpbuf = gst_aggregator_pad_steal_buffer (aggpad);
   gst_buffer_replace (&tmpbuf, NULL);
+
   PAD_STREAM_LOCK (aggpad);
-  if (g_atomic_int_compare_and_exchange (&padpriv->pending_flush_start,
-          TRUE, FALSE) == TRUE) {
+  PAD_LOCK (aggpad);
+  if (padpriv->pending_flush_start) {
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (aggpad, "Expecting FLUSH_STOP now");
-    g_atomic_int_set (&padpriv->pending_flush_stop, TRUE);
+
+    padpriv->pending_flush_start = FALSE;
+    padpriv->pending_flush_stop = TRUE;
   }
+  PAD_UNLOCK (aggpad);
 
   GST_OBJECT_LOCK (self);
   if (priv->flush_seeking) {
@@ -1319,7 +1330,7 @@ gst_aggregator_event_forward_func (GstPad * pad, gpointer user_data)
   EventData *evdata = user_data;
   gboolean ret = TRUE;
   GstPad *peer = gst_pad_get_peer (pad);
-  GstAggregatorPadPrivate *padpriv = GST_AGGREGATOR_PAD (pad)->priv;
+  GstAggregatorPad *aggpad = GST_AGGREGATOR_PAD (pad);
 
   if (peer) {
     ret = gst_pad_send_event (peer, gst_event_ref (evdata->event));
@@ -1353,8 +1364,10 @@ gst_aggregator_event_forward_func (GstPad * pad, gpointer user_data)
     }
 
     if (evdata->flush) {
-      padpriv->pending_flush_start = FALSE;
-      padpriv->pending_flush_stop = FALSE;
+      PAD_LOCK (aggpad);
+      aggpad->priv->pending_flush_start = FALSE;
+      aggpad->priv->pending_flush_stop = FALSE;
+      PAD_UNLOCK (aggpad);
     }
   } else {
     evdata->one_actually_seeked = TRUE;
@@ -1387,8 +1400,10 @@ gst_aggregator_forward_event_to_all_sinkpads (GstAggregator * self,
     for (l = GST_ELEMENT_CAST (self)->sinkpads; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
       GstAggregatorPad *pad = l->data;
 
+      PAD_LOCK (pad);
       pad->priv->pending_flush_start = TRUE;
       pad->priv->pending_flush_stop = FALSE;
+      PAD_UNLOCK (pad);
     }
     GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (self);
   }
@@ -1781,10 +1796,10 @@ gst_aggregator_pad_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * object, GstBuffer * buffer)
   if (g_atomic_int_get (&aggpad->priv->flushing) == TRUE)
     goto flushing;
 
-  if (g_atomic_int_get (&aggpad->priv->pending_eos) == TRUE)
+  PAD_LOCK (aggpad);
+  if (aggpad->priv->pending_eos == TRUE)
     goto eos;
 
-  PAD_LOCK (aggpad);
   while (aggpad->priv->buffer
       && g_atomic_int_get (&aggpad->priv->flushing) == FALSE) {
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (aggpad, "Waiting for buffer to be consumed");
@@ -1827,6 +1842,7 @@ flushing:
   return GST_FLOW_FLUSHING;
 
 eos:
+  PAD_UNLOCK (aggpad);
   PAD_STREAM_UNLOCK (aggpad);
 
   gst_buffer_unref (buffer);