diff --git a/ext/theora/gsttheoradec.c b/ext/theora/gsttheoradec.c
index 4ea7803eb5..1895bdf011 100644
--- a/ext/theora/gsttheoradec.c
+++ b/ext/theora/gsttheoradec.c
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ not_initialized:
 dropping:
   {
     GST_WARNING_OBJECT (dec, "dropping frame because we need a keyframe");
-    return GST_VIDEO_DECODER_FLOW_NEED_DATA;
+    return GST_CUSTOM_FLOW_DROP;
   }
 dropping_qos:
   {
@@ -819,7 +819,6 @@ theora_dec_handle_frame (GstVideoDecoder * bdec, GstVideoCodecFrame * frame)
       res = gst_video_decoder_finish_frame (bdec, frame);
       break;
     case GST_CUSTOM_FLOW_DROP:
-    case GST_VIDEO_DECODER_FLOW_NEED_DATA:
       res = gst_video_decoder_drop_frame (bdec, frame);
       break;
     default: