diff --git a/tests/check/gst/gstpad.c b/tests/check/gst/gstpad.c
index 2a6d3488a9..eec9b2e099 100644
--- a/tests/check/gst/gstpad.c
+++ b/tests/check/gst/gstpad.c
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_sticky_caps_unlinked)
   fail_unless (event_caps == caps);
   fail_unless_equals_int (g_list_length (buffers), 1);
 
+  gst_check_drop_buffers ();
+
   gst_caps_replace (&caps, NULL);
   gst_caps_replace (&event_caps, NULL);
 
@@ -355,6 +357,8 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_sticky_caps_unlinked_incompatible)
   /* We shouldn't have received any buffers since caps are incompatible */
   fail_unless_equals_int (g_list_length (buffers), 0);
 
+  gst_check_drop_buffers ();
+
   gst_caps_replace (&event_caps, NULL);
 
   ASSERT_OBJECT_REFCOUNT (src, "src", 1);
@@ -412,6 +416,8 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_sticky_caps_flushing)
   fail_unless (event_caps == caps);
   fail_unless_equals_int (g_list_length (buffers), 1);
 
+  gst_check_drop_buffers ();
+
   gst_caps_replace (&caps, NULL);
   gst_caps_replace (&event_caps, NULL);