diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstaudiovisualizer.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstaudiovisualizer.c
index 180071bbb1..e46af8506d 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstaudiovisualizer.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstaudiovisualizer.c
@@ -1181,6 +1181,7 @@ gst_audio_visualizer_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
       }
     }
 
+    gst_buffer_remove_all_memory (inbuf);
     gst_buffer_copy_into (inbuf, databuf, GST_BUFFER_COPY_MEMORY, 0, sbpf);
     gst_buffer_unref (databuf);