diff --git a/ext/theora/gsttheoradec.c b/ext/theora/gsttheoradec.c
index 7265d6bc61..cc0f672103 100644
--- a/ext/theora/gsttheoradec.c
+++ b/ext/theora/gsttheoradec.c
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ theora_dec_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       break;
     }
     default:
-      ret = gst_pad_push_event (dec->srcpad, event);
+      ret = gst_pad_event_default (pad, event);
       break;
   }
 done:
diff --git a/ext/vorbis/gstvorbisdec.c b/ext/vorbis/gstvorbisdec.c
index 45374eb559..cbce104a93 100644
--- a/ext/vorbis/gstvorbisdec.c
+++ b/ext/vorbis/gstvorbisdec.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ vorbis_dec_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       break;
     }
     default:
-      ret = gst_pad_push_event (dec->srcpad, event);
+      ret = gst_pad_event_default (pad, event);
       break;
   }
 done: