diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264bitwriter.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264bitwriter.c
index 5661cce0cd..ca9cec5092 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264bitwriter.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264bitwriter.c
@@ -1535,6 +1535,7 @@ gst_h264_bit_writer_aud (guint8 primary_pic_type, gboolean start_code,
   /* Add trailings. */
   WRITE_BITS (&bw, 1, 1);
   if (!gst_bit_writer_align_bytes (&bw, 0)) {
+    have_space = FALSE;
     goto error;
   }
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth265bitwriter.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth265bitwriter.c
index c91f2dd06f..e80de38f2c 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth265bitwriter.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth265bitwriter.c
@@ -2199,6 +2199,7 @@ gst_h265_bit_writer_aud (guint8 pic_type, gboolean start_code,
   /* Add trailings. */
   WRITE_BITS (&bw, 1, 1);
   if (!gst_bit_writer_align_bytes (&bw, 0)) {
+    have_space = FALSE;
     goto error;
   }