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 6e4fc0cfc9..180071bbb1 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstaudiovisualizer.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstaudiovisualizer.c
@@ -1050,10 +1050,9 @@ gst_audio_visualizer_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
   GstFlowReturn ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
   GstAudioVisualizer *scope;
   GstAudioVisualizerClass *klass;
-  GstBuffer *inbuf;
+  GstBuffer *inbuf, *databuf;
   guint64 dist, ts;
   guint avail, sbpf;
-  gpointer adata;
   gint bpf, rate;
 
   scope = GST_AUDIO_VISUALIZER (parent);
@@ -1165,7 +1164,7 @@ gst_audio_visualizer_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
     GST_BUFFER_DURATION (outbuf) = scope->priv->frame_duration;
 
     /* this can fail as the data size we need could have changed */
-    if (!(adata = (gpointer) gst_adapter_map (scope->priv->adapter, sbpf)))
+    if (!(databuf = gst_adapter_get_buffer (scope->priv->adapter, sbpf)))
       break;
 
     gst_video_frame_map (&outframe, &scope->vinfo, outbuf,
@@ -1182,9 +1181,8 @@ gst_audio_visualizer_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
       }
     }
 
-    gst_buffer_replace_all_memory (inbuf,
-        gst_memory_new_wrapped (GST_MEMORY_FLAG_READONLY, adata, sbpf, 0,
-            sbpf, NULL, NULL));
+    gst_buffer_copy_into (inbuf, databuf, GST_BUFFER_COPY_MEMORY, 0, sbpf);
+    gst_buffer_unref (databuf);
 
     /* call class->render() vmethod */
     if (klass->render) {