diff --git a/omx/gstomxh265enc.c b/omx/gstomxh265enc.c
index 2aebd84bba..a57112a635 100644
--- a/omx/gstomxh265enc.c
+++ b/omx/gstomxh265enc.c
@@ -447,10 +447,6 @@ gst_omx_h265_enc_get_caps (GstOMXVideoEnc * enc, GstOMXPort * port,
   OMX_VIDEO_PARAM_PROFILELEVELTYPE param;
   const gchar *profile, *level, *tier;
 
-  caps = gst_caps_new_simple ("video/x-h265",
-      "stream-format", G_TYPE_STRING, "byte-stream",
-      "alignment", G_TYPE_STRING, "au", NULL);
-
   GST_OMX_INIT_STRUCT (&param);
   param.nPortIndex = GST_OMX_VIDEO_ENC (self)->enc_out_port->index;
 
@@ -460,6 +456,10 @@ gst_omx_h265_enc_get_caps (GstOMXVideoEnc * enc, GstOMXPort * port,
   if (err != OMX_ErrorNone && err != OMX_ErrorUnsupportedIndex)
     return NULL;
 
+  caps = gst_caps_new_simple ("video/x-h265",
+      "stream-format", G_TYPE_STRING, "byte-stream",
+      "alignment", G_TYPE_STRING, "au", NULL);
+
   if (err == OMX_ErrorNone) {
     switch (param.eProfile) {
       case OMX_VIDEO_HEVCProfileMain:
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ gst_omx_h265_enc_get_caps (GstOMXVideoEnc * enc, GstOMXPort * port,
 #endif
       default:
         g_assert_not_reached ();
+        gst_caps_unref (caps);
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -571,6 +572,7 @@ gst_omx_h265_enc_get_caps (GstOMXVideoEnc * enc, GstOMXPort * port,
         break;
       default:
         g_assert_not_reached ();
+        gst_caps_unref (caps);
         return NULL;
     }