diff --git a/ext/vp8/gstvp8dec.c b/ext/vp8/gstvp8dec.c
index 52e0f5fe21..e4c956cee1 100644
--- a/ext/vp8/gstvp8dec.c
+++ b/ext/vp8/gstvp8dec.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ gst_vp8_dec_decide_allocation (GstVideoDecoder * bdec, GstQuery * query)
   g_assert (pool != NULL);
 
   config = gst_buffer_pool_get_config (pool);
-  if (gst_query_has_allocation_meta (query, GST_VIDEO_META_API_TYPE)) {
+  if (gst_query_find_allocation_meta (query, GST_VIDEO_META_API_TYPE, NULL)) {
     gst_buffer_pool_config_add_option (config,
         GST_BUFFER_POOL_OPTION_VIDEO_META);
   }