diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/ccutils.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/ccutils.c
index 84f73632c1..04d15538b1 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/ccutils.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/ccutils.c
@@ -382,10 +382,8 @@ cc_data_extract_cea608 (const guint8 * cc_data, guint cc_data_len,
           return CC_DATA_EXTRACT_TOO_MANY_FIELD1;
         }
 
-        if (byte1 != 0x80 || byte2 != 0x80) {
-          cea608_field1[(*cea608_field1_len)++] = byte1;
-          cea608_field1[(*cea608_field1_len)++] = byte2;
-        }
+        cea608_field1[(*cea608_field1_len)++] = byte1;
+        cea608_field1[(*cea608_field1_len)++] = byte2;
       }
     } else if (cc_type == 0x01) {
       if (!cc_valid)
@@ -397,10 +395,8 @@ cc_data_extract_cea608 (const guint8 * cc_data, guint cc_data_len,
               *cea608_field2_len + 2);
           return CC_DATA_EXTRACT_TOO_MANY_FIELD2;
         }
-        if (byte1 != 0x80 || byte2 != 0x80) {
-          cea608_field2[(*cea608_field2_len)++] = byte1;
-          cea608_field2[(*cea608_field2_len)++] = byte2;
-        }
+        cea608_field2[(*cea608_field2_len)++] = byte1;
+        cea608_field2[(*cea608_field2_len)++] = byte2;
       }
     } else {
       /* all cea608 packets must be at the beginning of a cc_data */
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/elements/ccconverter.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/elements/ccconverter.c
index 36b4c7e83a..d74fccb4fe 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/elements/ccconverter.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/elements/ccconverter.c
@@ -458,10 +458,10 @@ GST_START_TEST (convert_cea708_cc_data_cea708_cdp)
 {
   const guint8 in[] = { 0xfc, 0x80, 0x80, 0xfe, 0x80, 0x80 };
   const guint8 out[] =
-      { 0x96, 0x69, 0x2b, 0x8f, 0x43, 0x00, 0x00, 0x72, 0xea, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x00,
+      { 0x96, 0x69, 0x2b, 0x8f, 0x43, 0x00, 0x00, 0x72, 0xea, 0xfc, 0x80, 0x80,
     0xfe, 0x80, 0x80, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00,
     0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00,
-    0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0x74, 0x00, 0x00, 0x6e
+    0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0x74, 0x00, 0x00, 0x6a
   };
   check_conversion (in, sizeof (in), out, sizeof (out),
       "closedcaption/x-cea-708,format=(string)cc_data,framerate=(fraction)60/1",
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (convert_cea708_cdp_cea708_cc_data)
       { 0x96, 0x69, 0x13, 0x5f, 0x43, 0x00, 0x00, 0x72, 0xe2, 0xfc, 0x80, 0x80,
     0xfd, 0x80, 0x80, 0x74, 0x00, 0x00, 0x8a
   };
-  const guint8 out[] = { 0xf8, 0x00, 0x00, 0xf9, 0x00, 0x00 };
+  const guint8 out[] = { 0xfc, 0x80, 0x80, 0xfd, 0x80, 0x80 };
   check_conversion_tc_passthrough (in, sizeof (in), out, sizeof (out),
       "closedcaption/x-cea-708,format=(string)cdp,framerate=30/1",
       "closedcaption/x-cea-708,format=(string)cc_data");
@@ -813,21 +813,21 @@ GST_START_TEST (convert_cea708_cdp_cea708_cdp_from_drop_frame_scaling)
 
   const guint8 out1[] =
       { 0x96, 0x69, 0x4e, 0x5f, 0xc3, 0x00, 0x00, 0x71, 0xc0, 0x81, 0x59, 0x29,
-    0x72, 0xf4, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x00, 0xf9, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa,
+    0x72, 0xf4, 0xfc, 0x80, 0x80, 0xf9, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa,
     0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa,
     0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa,
     0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa,
     0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa,
-    0x00, 0x00, 0x74, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfe
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x74, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa
   };
   const guint8 out2[] =
       { 0x96, 0x69, 0x4e, 0x5f, 0xc3, 0x00, 0x01, 0x71, 0xc0, 0x82, 0x00, 0x00,
-    0x72, 0xf4, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x00, 0xf9, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa,
+    0x72, 0xf4, 0xfc, 0x80, 0x80, 0xf9, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa,
     0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa,
     0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa,
     0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa,
     0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfa,
-    0x00, 0x00, 0x74, 0x00, 0x01, 0x7d
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x74, 0x00, 0x01, 0x79
   };
   const guint8 *out[] = { out1, out2 };
   guint out_len[] = { sizeof (out1), sizeof (out2) };
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (convert_cea708_cdp_cea708_cc_data_double_input_data)
    * buffer */
   const guint8 out1[] = { 0xfc, 0x81, 0x82, };
   const guint8 out2[] = { 0xfd, 0x83, 0x84, };
-  const guint8 out3[] = { 0xfc, 0x85, 0x86, };
+  const guint8 out3[] = { 0xfc, 0x80, 0x80, };
   const guint8 *out[] = { out1, out2, out3, };
   guint out_len[] = { sizeof (out1), sizeof (out2), sizeof (out3), };
   check_conversion_multiple (G_N_ELEMENTS (in_len), in, in_len,