diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
index 4754aae595..f1e2c89d0b 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
@@ -2352,6 +2352,9 @@ gst_video_decoder_flush_parse (GstVideoDecoder * dec, gboolean at_eos)
       while (walk) {
         GstBuffer *buf = GST_BUFFER_CAST (walk->data);
 
+        priv->output_queued =
+            g_list_delete_link (priv->output_queued, priv->output_queued);
+
         if (G_LIKELY (res == GST_FLOW_OK)) {
           /* avoid stray DISCONT from forward processing,
            * which have no meaning in reverse pushing */
@@ -2376,8 +2379,6 @@ gst_video_decoder_flush_parse (GstVideoDecoder * dec, gboolean at_eos)
           gst_buffer_unref (buf);
         }
 
-        priv->output_queued =
-            g_list_delete_link (priv->output_queued, priv->output_queued);
         walk = priv->output_queued;
       }