diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_h265.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_h265.c
index c7f3abb7c3..1066289467 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_h265.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_h265.c
@@ -987,8 +987,7 @@ gst_vaapi_decoder_h265_destroy (GstVaapiDecoder * base_decoder)
   guint i;
 
   gst_vaapi_decoder_h265_close (decoder);
-  g_free (priv->dpb);
-  priv->dpb = NULL;
+  g_clear_pointer (&priv->dpb, g_free);
   priv->dpb_count = priv->dpb_size_max = priv->dpb_size = 0;
 
   for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (priv->pps); i++)
@@ -1018,6 +1017,13 @@ gst_vaapi_decoder_h265_create (GstVaapiDecoder * base_decoder)
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+static GstVaapiDecoderStatus
+gst_vaapi_decoder_h265_reset (GstVaapiDecoder * base_decoder)
+{
+  gst_vaapi_decoder_h265_destroy (base_decoder);
+  gst_vaapi_decoder_h265_create (base_decoder);
+  return GST_VAAPI_DECODER_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
 
 static void
 fill_profiles (GstVaapiProfile profiles[16], guint * n_profiles_ptr,
@@ -3052,8 +3058,7 @@ gst_vaapi_decoder_h265_class_init (GstVaapiDecoderH265Class * klass)
 
   object_class->finalize = gst_vaapi_decoder_h265_finalize;
 
-  decoder_class->create = gst_vaapi_decoder_h265_create;
-  decoder_class->destroy = gst_vaapi_decoder_h265_destroy;
+  decoder_class->reset = gst_vaapi_decoder_h265_reset;
   decoder_class->parse = gst_vaapi_decoder_h265_parse;
   decoder_class->decode = gst_vaapi_decoder_h265_decode;
   decoder_class->start_frame = gst_vaapi_decoder_h265_start_frame;