diff --git a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecode.c b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecode.c
index cdb907fc6d..423b7c678d 100644
--- a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecode.c
+++ b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecode.c
@@ -760,6 +760,7 @@ error_decode:
         ret = GST_FLOW_NOT_SUPPORTED;
         break;
       default:
+        ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
         GST_VIDEO_DECODER_ERROR (vdec, 1, STREAM, DECODE, ("Decoding error"),
             ("Decode error %d", status), ret);
         break;