diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpopuspay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpopuspay.c
index ba541344e6..3831a11147 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpopuspay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpopuspay.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ gst_rtp_opus_pay_handle_buffer (GstRTPBasePayload * basepayload,
   dts = GST_BUFFER_DTS (buffer);
   duration = GST_BUFFER_DURATION (buffer);
 
-  outbuf = gst_rtp_buffer_new_allocate (0, 0, 0);
+  outbuf = gst_rtp_base_payload_allocate_output_buffer (basepayload, 0, 0, 0);
 
   gst_rtp_copy_audio_meta (basepayload, outbuf, buffer);