diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
index 9d32c6ef9a..bcbfc2045b 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
@@ -5137,11 +5137,8 @@ done:
           }
         }
         gst_caps_unref (target_caps);
-        target_caps = tmp;
+        result = gst_caps_merge (result, tmp);
       }
-
-
-      result = gst_caps_merge (result, target_caps);
       gst_object_unref (target);
     }
   }
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybin3.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybin3.c
index 70a19fef4b..e86eb627b0 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybin3.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybin3.c
@@ -4309,7 +4309,8 @@ done:
     if (target) {
       GstCaps *target_caps = gst_pad_get_pad_template_caps (target);
       GST_PLAY_BIN3_FILTER_CAPS (filter, target_caps);
-      result = gst_caps_merge (result, target_caps);
+      if (!gst_caps_is_any (target_caps))
+        result = gst_caps_merge (result, target_caps);
       gst_object_unref (target);
     }
   }