diff --git a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
index bf88ed8148..eb14dc2482 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ analyze_new_pad (GstDecodeBin * dbin, GstElement * src, GstPad * pad,
 
   /* At this point we have a potential decoder, but we might not need it
    * if it doesn't match the output caps  */
-  if (!dbin->expose_allstreams) {
+  if (!dbin->expose_allstreams && gst_caps_is_fixed (caps)) {
     guint i;
     const GList *tmps;
     gboolean dontuse = FALSE;