diff --git a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipostproc.c b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipostproc.c
index 427193c5f4..e828741415 100644
--- a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipostproc.c
+++ b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipostproc.c
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ gst_vaapipostproc_start (GstBaseTransform * trans)
   ds_reset (&postproc->deinterlace_state);
   if (!gst_vaapi_plugin_base_open (GST_VAAPI_PLUGIN_BASE (postproc)))
     return FALSE;
-  if (!gst_vaapipostproc_ensure_filter (postproc))
-    return FALSE;
+  gst_vaapipostproc_ensure_filter (postproc);
+
   return TRUE;
 }