diff --git a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
index b7b585c465..01984fe7d6 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
@@ -3982,6 +3982,8 @@ gst_decode_bin_expose (GstDecodeBin * dbin)
       GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (dbin, STREAM, FAILED, (NULL),
           ("all streams without buffers"));
     }
+
+    do_async_done (dbin);
     return FALSE;
   }