diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_h264.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_h264.c
index bd318d7684..1ff9193428 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_h264.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_h264.c
@@ -2698,6 +2698,8 @@ decode_slice(GstVaapiDecoderH264 *decoder, GstVaapiDecoderUnit *unit)
     GstVaapiPictureH264 * const picture = priv->current_picture;
     GstH264SliceHdr * const slice_hdr = &pi->data.slice_hdr;
     GstVaapiSlice *slice;
+    GstBuffer * const buffer =
+        GST_VAAPI_DECODER_CODEC_FRAME(decoder)->input_buffer;
 
     GST_DEBUG("slice (%u bytes)", pi->nalu.size);
 
@@ -2707,8 +2709,8 @@ decode_slice(GstVaapiDecoderH264 *decoder, GstVaapiDecoderUnit *unit)
     }
 
     slice = GST_VAAPI_SLICE_NEW(H264, decoder,
-        (GST_BUFFER_DATA(GST_VAAPI_DECODER_CODEC_FRAME(decoder)->input_buffer) +
-         unit->offset + pi->nalu.offset), pi->nalu.size);
+        (GST_BUFFER_DATA(buffer) + unit->offset + pi->nalu.offset),
+        pi->nalu.size);
     if (!slice) {
         GST_ERROR("failed to allocate slice");
         return GST_VAAPI_DECODER_STATUS_ERROR_ALLOCATION_FAILED;
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_jpeg.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_jpeg.c
index f3221b992a..65e648059d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_jpeg.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_jpeg.c
@@ -681,14 +681,14 @@ gst_vaapi_decoder_jpeg_decode(GstVaapiDecoder *base_decoder,
 {
     GstVaapiDecoderJpeg * const decoder = GST_VAAPI_DECODER_JPEG(base_decoder);
     GstVaapiDecoderStatus status;
+    GstBuffer * const buffer =
+        GST_VAAPI_DECODER_CODEC_FRAME(decoder)->input_buffer;
 
     status = ensure_decoder(decoder);
     if (status != GST_VAAPI_DECODER_STATUS_SUCCESS)
         return status;
 
-    unit->buffer = gst_buffer_create_sub(
-        GST_VAAPI_DECODER_CODEC_FRAME(decoder)->input_buffer,
-        unit->offset, unit->size);
+    unit->buffer = gst_buffer_create_sub(buffer, unit->offset, unit->size);
     if (!unit->buffer)
         return GST_VAAPI_DECODER_STATUS_ERROR_ALLOCATION_FAILED;
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_mpeg2.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_mpeg2.c
index c889e9a497..074d65e8e0 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_mpeg2.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_mpeg2.c
@@ -1194,6 +1194,8 @@ decode_slice(GstVaapiDecoderMpeg2 *decoder, GstVaapiDecoderUnit *unit)
     GstVaapiSlice *slice;
     VASliceParameterBufferMPEG2 *slice_param;
     GstMpegVideoSliceHdr * const slice_hdr = unit->parsed_info;
+    GstBuffer * const buffer =
+        GST_VAAPI_DECODER_CODEC_FRAME(decoder)->input_buffer;
 
     GST_DEBUG("slice %d (%u bytes)", slice_hdr->slice_vertical_position,
               unit->size);
@@ -1202,8 +1204,7 @@ decode_slice(GstVaapiDecoderMpeg2 *decoder, GstVaapiDecoderUnit *unit)
         return GST_VAAPI_DECODER_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
     slice = GST_VAAPI_SLICE_NEW(MPEG2, decoder,
-        (GST_BUFFER_DATA(GST_VAAPI_DECODER_CODEC_FRAME(decoder)->input_buffer) +
-         unit->offset), unit->size);
+        (GST_BUFFER_DATA(buffer) + unit->offset), unit->size);
     if (!slice) {
         GST_ERROR("failed to allocate slice");
         return GST_VAAPI_DECODER_STATUS_ERROR_ALLOCATION_FAILED;
@@ -1473,14 +1474,14 @@ gst_vaapi_decoder_mpeg2_decode(GstVaapiDecoder *base_decoder,
         GST_VAAPI_DECODER_MPEG2_CAST(base_decoder);
     GstVaapiDecoderStatus status;
     GstMpegVideoPacket packet;
+    GstBuffer * const buffer =
+        GST_VAAPI_DECODER_CODEC_FRAME(decoder)->input_buffer;
 
     status = ensure_decoder(decoder);
     if (status != GST_VAAPI_DECODER_STATUS_SUCCESS)
         return status;
 
-    packet.data =
-        (GST_BUFFER_DATA(GST_VAAPI_DECODER_CODEC_FRAME(decoder)->input_buffer) +
-         unit->offset);
+    packet.data = GST_BUFFER_DATA(buffer) + unit->offset;
     packet.size = unit->size;
     packet.type = packet.data[3];
     packet.offset = 4;
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_mpeg4.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_mpeg4.c
index 0dd3425570..8d800b4104 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_mpeg4.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_mpeg4.c
@@ -1086,14 +1086,14 @@ gst_vaapi_decoder_mpeg4_decode(GstVaapiDecoder *base_decoder,
     GstVaapiDecoderMpeg4 * const decoder =
         GST_VAAPI_DECODER_MPEG4(base_decoder);
     GstVaapiDecoderStatus status;
+    GstBuffer * const buffer =
+        GST_VAAPI_DECODER_CODEC_FRAME(decoder)->input_buffer;
 
     status = ensure_decoder(decoder);
     if (status != GST_VAAPI_DECODER_STATUS_SUCCESS)
         return status;
 
-    unit->buffer = gst_buffer_create_sub(
-        GST_VAAPI_DECODER_CODEC_FRAME(decoder)->input_buffer,
-        unit->offset, unit->size);
+    unit->buffer = gst_buffer_create_sub(buffer, unit->offset, unit->size);
     if (!unit->buffer)
         return GST_VAAPI_DECODER_STATUS_ERROR_ALLOCATION_FAILED;
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_vc1.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_vc1.c
index d42f72e151..754729076b 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_vc1.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_vc1.c
@@ -1253,14 +1253,15 @@ gst_vaapi_decoder_vc1_decode(GstVaapiDecoder *base_decoder,
 {
     GstVaapiDecoderVC1 * const decoder = GST_VAAPI_DECODER_VC1(base_decoder);
     GstVaapiDecoderStatus status;
+    GstBuffer * const buffer =
+        GST_VAAPI_DECODER_CODEC_FRAME(decoder)->input_buffer;
 
     status = ensure_decoder(decoder);
     if (status != GST_VAAPI_DECODER_STATUS_SUCCESS)
         return status;
 
     status = decode_buffer(decoder,
-        (GST_BUFFER_DATA(GST_VAAPI_DECODER_CODEC_FRAME(decoder)->input_buffer) +
-         unit->offset), unit->size);
+        (GST_BUFFER_DATA(buffer) + unit->offset), unit->size);
     if (status != GST_VAAPI_DECODER_STATUS_SUCCESS)
         return status;
     return GST_VAAPI_DECODER_STATUS_SUCCESS;