diff --git a/subprojects/gst-libav/docs/gst_plugins_cache.json b/subprojects/gst-libav/docs/gst_plugins_cache.json
index c1b18f2597..5ff2fa10dd 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-libav/docs/gst_plugins_cache.json
+++ b/subprojects/gst-libav/docs/gst_plugins_cache.json
@@ -140852,7 +140852,7 @@
                         "construct": false,
                         "construct-only": false,
                         "controllable": false,
-                        "default": "normal (0)",
+                        "default": "auto (2147483647)",
                         "mutable": "null",
                         "readable": true,
                         "type": "GstAvCodecCompliance",
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-libav/ext/libav/gstavviddec.c b/subprojects/gst-libav/ext/libav/gstavviddec.c
index b15f2ae457..b00a20ced9 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-libav/ext/libav/gstavviddec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-libav/ext/libav/gstavviddec.c
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ gst_ffmpegviddec_subinit (GstFFMpegVidDec * ffmpegdec)
   ffmpegdec->max_threads = DEFAULT_MAX_THREADS;
   ffmpegdec->output_corrupt = DEFAULT_OUTPUT_CORRUPT;
   ffmpegdec->thread_type = DEFAULT_THREAD_TYPE;
+  ffmpegdec->std_compliance = DEFAULT_STD_COMPLIANCE;
 
   GST_PAD_SET_ACCEPT_TEMPLATE (GST_VIDEO_DECODER_SINK_PAD (ffmpegdec));
   gst_video_decoder_set_use_default_pad_acceptcaps (GST_VIDEO_DECODER_CAST